Question 1

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

Accepted Answer

A) Mary Leakey 
B) Richard Leakey 
C) Heinrich Schliemann 
D) Gertrude Bell 
E) Sir Arthur Evans 
A) Mary Leakey 
B) Richard Leakey 
C) Heinrich Schliemann 
D) Gertrude Bell 
E) Sir Arthur Evans

Question 2

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Mycenaeans?

Accepted Answer

A) They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E. 
B) They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E. 
C) They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E. 
D) They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood. 
E) They were a non-Greek speaking people on the island of Crete. 
A) They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C.E. 
B) They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C.E. 
C) They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C.E. 
D) They were a people dominated by a theocracy; they were often led into battle by their warrior priesthood. 
E) They were a non-Greek speaking people on the island of Crete.

Question 3

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) untrammeled private enterprise. 
B) cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare. 
C) military conquest of neighboring poleis. 
D) the protection of its citizens' individual rights. 
E) cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good. 
A) untrammeled private enterprise. 
B) cooperation between its citizens for the common welfare. 
C) military conquest of neighboring poleis. 
D) the protection of its citizens' individual rights. 
E) cooperating with neighboring poleis for the common good.

Question 4

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Solon-sole archon and political reformer 
B) Cleon-leader of the war party in the Peloponnesian War 
C) Cleisthenes-created the ten tribes and Council of 500 
D) Pisistratus-remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters 
E) Themistocles-developed a navy 
A) Solon-sole archon and political reformer 
B) Cleon-leader of the war party in the Peloponnesian War 
C) Cleisthenes-created the ten tribes and Council of 500 
D) Pisistratus-remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters 
E) Themistocles-developed a navy

Question 5

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

Accepted Answer

A) the Athenian navy. 
B) the Athenian hoplites. 
C) the Corinthian archers. 
D) the Spartan equals. 
E) the Persian cavalry. 
A) the Athenian navy. 
B) the Athenian hoplites. 
C) the Corinthian archers. 
D) the Spartan equals. 
E) the Persian cavalry.

Question 6

In general, separate early Greek communities

Accepted Answer

A) exchanged diplomatic representatives only. 
B) established formal federations early in Greece's history. 
C) became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself. 
D) developed close ties and cooperated with one another. 
E) avoided all contact to appease their city gods. 
A) exchanged diplomatic representatives only. 
B) established formal federations early in Greece's history. 
C) became fierce rivals fighting so often as to threaten Greek civilization itself. 
D) developed close ties and cooperated with one another. 
E) avoided all contact to appease their city gods.

Question 7

Greek colonization throughout the Mediterranean was a major development of the Archaic Age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The English archeologist who discovered and named Minoan civilization on Crete was Sir Arthur Evans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The neighbors of the Spartans who were free inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were

Accepted Answer

A) hoplites. 
B) perioikoi. 
C) kouros. 
D) helots. 
E) ephors. 
A) hoplites. 
B) perioikoi. 
C) kouros. 
D) helots. 
E) ephors.

Question 10

The Sophists

Accepted Answer

A) had as their chief spokesman Socrates. 
B) questioned traditional Greek religion and, instead, worshiped the Egyptian goddess Isis. 
C) were professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies. 
D) were expelled from Athens at the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., never to return. 
E) were led by Plato and emphasized rote memory in education. 
A) had as their chief spokesman Socrates. 
B) questioned traditional Greek religion and, instead, worshiped the Egyptian goddess Isis. 
C) were professional teachers who seemingly questioned the traditional values of their societies. 
D) were expelled from Athens at the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., never to return. 
E) were led by Plato and emphasized rote memory in education.

Question 11

The establishment of the hoplite military system based upon the phalanx formation was entirely a military phenomenon, having no impact on the political or social life of the Greek city-state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: The Civilization of the Greeks

The English archaeologist ____ uncovered the Bronze Age Minoan civilization on Crete.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Mycenaeans?

The Greek polis put primary emphasis on

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

The Battle of Marathon was a victory for

In general, separate early Greek communities

Greek colonization throughout the Mediterranean was a major development of the Archaic Age.

The English archeologist who discovered and named Minoan civilization on Crete was Sir Arthur Evans.

The neighbors of the Spartans who were free inhabitants and required to pay taxes and perform military service but who were not citizens of Sparta were

The Sophists

The establishment of the hoplite military system based upon the phalanx formation was entirely a military phenomenon, having no impact on the political or social life of the Greek city-state.

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