Question 1

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must rather regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socrates. 
B)  Plato. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Xenophanes. 
E)  Pythagoras. 
A)  Socrates. 
B)  Plato. 
C)  Aristotle. 
D)  Xenophanes. 
E)  Pythagoras.

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes the Mycenaeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C. 
B)  They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C. 
C)  They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C. 
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 peoples on the island of Crete. 
A)  They were merchants who dominated Mediterranean trade in the fourth century B.C. 
B)  They were a warrior people who achieved their apex between 1400 and 1200 B.C. 
C)  They produced exotic articles of trade in the fifth century B.C. 
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 peoples on the island of Crete.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Delian League

Accepted Answer

The Delian League was an alliance of Gre

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-ecclesia

Accepted Answer

The term "ecclesia" has its roots in anc

Question 5

The Spartans made the army the center of their society because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Spartans had always loved killing and mayhem. 
B)  they feared a naval attack by Athens. 
C)  they feared a naval attack by Persia. 
D)  they feared an uprising by their helots. 
E)  Thebes appeared to be a looming threat. 
A)  the Spartans had always loved killing and mayhem. 
B)  they feared a naval attack by Athens. 
C)  they feared a naval attack by Persia. 
D)  they feared an uprising by their helots. 
E)  Thebes appeared to be a looming threat.

Question 6

In classical Athens, male homosexuality

Accepted Answer

A)  became an important subject in many tragic plays. 
B)  was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature men instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage. 
C)  after initial toleration became increasingly subject to moral and philosophical attack as a threat to the aristocratic family. 
D)  was a practice only associated with actors and priests, never gaining public acceptance. 
E)  was totally outlawed, and practicing homosexuals were publicly executed. 
A)  became an important subject in many tragic plays. 
B)  was practiced and tolerated in part as a means by which mature men instructed young males about the masculine world of politics and patronage. 
C)  after initial toleration became increasingly subject to moral and philosophical attack as a threat to the aristocratic family. 
D)  was a practice only associated with actors and priests, never gaining public acceptance. 
E)  was totally outlawed, and practicing homosexuals were publicly executed.

Question 7

Did Greek geography produce Greek poleis?

Accepted Answer

Greek geography played a significant rol

Question 8

Discuss the organization of the Athenian democratic system. Was it a democracy? In what ways is Athenian democracy similar to American democracy? In what ways is it different?

Accepted Answer

The organization of the Athenian democra

Question 9

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The period of the classical age of Greece is known for its literary, artistic, and intellectual achievements. What basic characteristics of Greek culture are reflected in the major achievements of the Greeks in the writing of history, drama, the arts, and philosophy? What universal human concerns did these same achievements reflect?

Accepted Answer

The major achievements of the Greeks in

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mycenaeans

Accepted Answer

Who?
The Mycenaeans were an ancient civi

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sparta

Accepted Answer

Sparta was a prominent city-state in anc

Question 13

The poetry of Sappho reflected

Accepted Answer

A)  an interest in respect for divine forces and human honesty. 
B)  a woman's homosexual and heterosexual feelings in a world dominated by males. 
C)  the thoughts of an aristocrat who detested the lower ranks of society. 
D)  the political biases of a sixth-century political figure. 
E)  the Trojan War from the side of the Trojans. 
A)  an interest in respect for divine forces and human honesty. 
B)  a woman's homosexual and heterosexual feelings in a world dominated by males. 
C)  the thoughts of an aristocrat who detested the lower ranks of society. 
D)  the political biases of a sixth-century political figure. 
E)  the Trojan War from the side of the Trojans.

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-oligarchy

Accepted Answer

Oligarchy is a form of government in whi

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-phalanx

Accepted Answer

The term "phalanx" has multiple meanings

Question 16

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive open plains. 
B)  bays and harbors. 
C)  mountains. 
D)  valleys. 
E)  long seacoast. 
A)  extensive open plains. 
B)  bays and harbors. 
C)  mountains. 
D)  valleys. 
E)  long seacoast.

Question 17

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

Accepted Answer

The Great Peloponnesian War was a confli

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Lycurgus

Accepted Answer

Lycurgus was a legendary figure in ancie

Question 19

Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and were always assigned a male guardian. 
B)  Women were afforded equal rights with men in city politics. 
C)  Women were often allowed to participate in public life, especially through jury service. 
D)  Women were not allowed to participate in any religious festivals. 
E)  Women exercised in the nude except in Sparta and took part in the Olympic Games. 
A)  Women were kept under strict control, cut off from formal education, and were always assigned a male guardian. 
B)  Women were afforded equal rights with men in city politics. 
C)  Women were often allowed to participate in public life, especially through jury service. 
D)  Women were not allowed to participate in any religious festivals. 
E)  Women exercised in the nude except in Sparta and took part in the Olympic Games.

Question 20

The first of the great writers of tragedy whose plays survived was Aeschylus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: the Civilization of the Greeks

Which Greek philosopher said, with regard to the polis, "We must rather regard every citizen as belonging to the state"?

Which of the following statements best describes the Mycenaeans?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Delian League

IDENTIFICATIONS -ecclesia

The Spartans made the army the center of their society because

In classical Athens, male homosexuality

Did Greek geography produce Greek poleis?

Discuss the organization of the Athenian democratic system. Was it a democracy? In what ways is Athenian democracy similar to American democracy? In what ways is it different?

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mycenaeans

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sparta

The poetry of Sappho reflected

IDENTIFICATIONS -oligarchy

IDENTIFICATIONS -phalanx

All of the following are prominent features of Greece's topography except

Discuss the causes and course of the Great Peloponnesian War. What impact did the war have on the Greeks?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Lycurgus

Which of the following phrases best describes the social situation of most Greek women?

The first of the great writers of tragedy whose plays survived was Aeschylus.

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