Question 1

​Aristocracy means

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A)  ​rule of the best​ 
B)  ​rule of the people​ 
C)  ​rule of the wealthy​ 
D)  ​rule of the king​ 
E)  ​rule of the elected​ 
A)  ​rule of the best​ 
B)  ​rule of the people​ 
C)  ​rule of the wealthy​ 
D)  ​rule of the king​ 
E)  ​rule of the elected​ A

Question 2

The activities of Heinrich Schliemann resulted in

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A)  the discovery of the Mycenaean civilization. 
B)  the earliest translations of Homeric works. 
C)  excavations on the island of Attica. 
D)  an understanding of the route of the Dorian invasions. 
E)  the discovery of the Dorian civilization. 
A)  the discovery of the Mycenaean civilization. 
B)  the earliest translations of Homeric works. 
C)  excavations on the island of Attica. 
D)  an understanding of the route of the Dorian invasions. 
E)  the discovery of the Dorian civilization. A

Question 3

Herodotus was a historian of the

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A)  Punic War. 
B)  Trojan War. 
C)  Persian War. 
D)  Peloponnesian War. 
E)  Macedonian War. 
A)  Punic War. 
B)  Trojan War. 
C)  Persian War. 
D)  Peloponnesian War. 
E)  Macedonian War. C

Question 4

In Plato's ideal republic

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A)  the citizens were to elect a single leader. 
B)  the philosophers were to rule absolutely. 
C)  an aristocratic council would elect the leaders. 
D)  the leader would be determined by divination. 
E)  the leader was to be elected democratically. 
A)  the citizens were to elect a single leader. 
B)  the philosophers were to rule absolutely. 
C)  an aristocratic council would elect the leaders. 
D)  the leader would be determined by divination. 
E)  the leader was to be elected democratically.

Question 5

In contrast to Plato,Aristotle

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A)  stressed the separation between the lower world of things and the higher world of Forms. 
B)  endorsed the rule of law. 
C)  believed that women should be allowed to participate in politics. 
D)  insisted that universal ideas and forms could only be accessed through study of the particular. 
E)  was predisposed toward mathematics and metaphysics. 
A)  stressed the separation between the lower world of things and the higher world of Forms. 
B)  endorsed the rule of law. 
C)  believed that women should be allowed to participate in politics. 
D)  insisted that universal ideas and forms could only be accessed through study of the particular. 
E)  was predisposed toward mathematics and metaphysics.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Sappho

Accepted Answer

Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet w

Question 7

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Delian League

Accepted Answer

The Delian League was an alliance of Gre

Question 8

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Themistocles

Accepted Answer

Themistocles was an Athenian statesman a

Question 9

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-How does the development of Greek drama epitomize the movement of Greek culture from myth towards rationality?

Accepted Answer

The development of Greek drama epitomize

Question 10

Socrates was sentenced to death for ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​corrupting the youth​ 
B)  ​betraying Pericles​ 
C)  ​supporting the Sophists​ 
D)  ​converting to Christianity​ 
E)  ​accepting Spartan rule 
A)  ​corrupting the youth​ 
B)  ​betraying Pericles​ 
C)  ​supporting the Sophists​ 
D)  ​converting to Christianity​ 
E)  ​accepting Spartan rule

Question 11

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-Define the term polis.Why must one understand the significance of thepolis to appreciate the complexity of ancient Greek political life?

Accepted Answer

The term polis refers to a city-state in

Question 12

Homer's major epic poems were

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A)  the Iliad and the Odyssey. 
B)  Lysistrata and The Frogs. 
C)  Antigone and The Bacchae. 
D)  The Symposium and The Republic. 
E)  Antigone and Oresteia. 
A)  the Iliad and the Odyssey. 
B)  Lysistrata and The Frogs. 
C)  Antigone and The Bacchae. 
D)  The Symposium and The Republic. 
E)  Antigone and Oresteia.

Question 13

The Athenian statesman Solon aimed to

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A)  restore aristocracy. 
B)  concentrate wealth in the hands of a few to facilitate tax collection. 
C)  instill in Athenians of all classes a sense of working for the common good of the city. 
D)  establish order in Athens with a law code mandating very harsh punishments. 
E)  give to peasants land confiscated from exiled aristocrats. 
A)  restore aristocracy. 
B)  concentrate wealth in the hands of a few to facilitate tax collection. 
C)  instill in Athenians of all classes a sense of working for the common good of the city. 
D)  establish order in Athens with a law code mandating very harsh punishments. 
E)  give to peasants land confiscated from exiled aristocrats.

Question 14

A Greek contribution to Western civilization was

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A)  the application of reason to the understanding of the meaning of life. 
B)  Hellenistic foreign policy. 
C)  the principle of women's rights. 
D)  the union of religion and politics from which Greek ethics is derived. 
E)  ethical monotheism. 
A)  the application of reason to the understanding of the meaning of life. 
B)  Hellenistic foreign policy. 
C)  the principle of women's rights. 
D)  the union of religion and politics from which Greek ethics is derived. 
E)  ethical monotheism.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Ostracism

Accepted Answer

Ostracism is a form of social exclusion

Question 16

The death of Alexander led to the creation of the following dynasties except

Accepted Answer

A)  Ptolemies in Egypt​ 
B)  ​Seleucids in Asia 
C)  ​Antigonids in Macedonia 
D)  ​Pergamum in Asia Minor 
E)  ​Clovis in Gaul 
A)  Ptolemies in Egypt​ 
B)  ​Seleucids in Asia 
C)  ​Antigonids in Macedonia 
D)  ​Pergamum in Asia Minor 
E)  ​Clovis in Gaul

Question 17

Which of the following speculated that the world was composed of atoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democritus 
B)  Parmenides 
C)  Thales 
D)  Pythagoras 
E)  Anaximander 
A)  Democritus 
B)  Parmenides 
C)  Thales 
D)  Pythagoras 
E)  Anaximander

Question 18

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s).
  
-How were Athenian views of democracy,human rights,and freedom different from those prevalent in contemporary America?

Accepted Answer

The Athenian views of democracy, human r

Question 19

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Herodotus

Accepted Answer

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian

Question 20

Among Socrates' interests was concern for

Accepted Answer

A)  how the playwrights interpreted the trials of humankind. 
B)  knowledge as an essential determinant for one to do what is ethically right. 
C)  lecture rather than conversation. 
D)  relating ethical standards to authority and tradition. 
E)  how moral values derive from a transcendent God. 
A)  how the playwrights interpreted the trials of humankind. 
B)  knowledge as an essential determinant for one to do what is ethically right. 
C)  lecture rather than conversation. 
D)  relating ethical standards to authority and tradition. 
E)  how moral values derive from a transcendent God.

Exam 3: The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

​Aristocracy means

The activities of Heinrich Schliemann resulted in

Herodotus was a historian of the

In Plato's ideal republic

In contrast to Plato,Aristotle

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Sappho

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Delian League

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Themistocles

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -How does the development of Greek drama epitomize the movement of Greek culture from myth towards rationality?

Socrates was sentenced to death for ​

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -Define the term polis.Why must one understand the significance of thepolis to appreciate the complexity of ancient Greek political life?

Homer's major epic poems were

The Athenian statesman Solon aimed to

A Greek contribution to Western civilization was

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Ostracism

The death of Alexander led to the creation of the following dynasties except

Which of the following speculated that the world was composed of atoms?

Please use this outline map of the Hellenistic world to answer the question(s). -How were Athenian views of democracy,human rights,and freedom different from those prevalent in contemporary America?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Herodotus

Among Socrates' interests was concern for

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