Question 1

The Greeks became literate again during the ninth century B.C.E.by adopting:

Accepted Answer

A)  cuneiform script from the Assyrians. 
B)  Egyptian hieroglyphics. 
C)  the Phoenician alphabet. 
D)  the Hebrew alphabet. 
E)  the Etruscan alphabet. 
A)  cuneiform script from the Assyrians. 
B)  Egyptian hieroglyphics. 
C)  the Phoenician alphabet. 
D)  the Hebrew alphabet. 
E)  the Etruscan alphabet.

Question 2

Aristocrats of Archaic Athens believed commerce to be a disreputable career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Darius believed that a preemptive strike against Athens and Eretria was necessary because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Athens was planning to launch a military campaign against Persia. 
B)  Eretria, aided by Athens, had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians. 
C)  Athens and Eretria had executed Persian citizens who were residing in their poleis. 
D)  Greek poleis in Asia Minor could always revolt against Persia when they could look for support in this endeavor from Athens, Eretria, and other Greek poleis. 
E)  Athens, aided by Eretria, had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians. 
A)  Athens was planning to launch a military campaign against Persia. 
B)  Eretria, aided by Athens, had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians. 
C)  Athens and Eretria had executed Persian citizens who were residing in their poleis. 
D)  Greek poleis in Asia Minor could always revolt against Persia when they could look for support in this endeavor from Athens, Eretria, and other Greek poleis. 
E)  Athens, aided by Eretria, had instituted a government unfavorable to the Persians.

Question 4

Members of the Greek aristocracy created networks of economic,political,and social influence through the practice of:

Accepted Answer

A)  war. 
B)  guest friendship. 
C)  colonization. 
D)  multinational trade. 
E)  highly ritualized diplomatic meetings. 
A)  war. 
B)  guest friendship. 
C)  colonization. 
D)  multinational trade. 
E)  highly ritualized diplomatic meetings.

Question 5

In what ways did the new genre of comedy act as a vent for societal tensions?

Accepted Answer

Comedy was often a form of political com

Question 6

By the sixth century B.C.E.,the Greeks founded numerous colonies around the Mediterranean basin.The most historically significant colonies were located in:

Accepted Answer

A)  France and North Africa. 
B)  Anatolia and Italy. 
C)  Syria and the Black Sea. 
D)  Egypt and Palestine. 
E)  the Levant and Mesopotamia. 
A)  France and North Africa. 
B)  Anatolia and Italy. 
C)  Syria and the Black Sea. 
D)  Egypt and Palestine. 
E)  the Levant and Mesopotamia.

Question 7

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

Accepted Answer

A)  are epic poems with no foundation in historical events. 
B)  provide evidence about early and Archaic Greece. 
C)  were composed in the Classical Period but were based on older, oral sources. 
D)  are the first examples of epic poetry from the ancient world. 
E)  are unquestionably based on the historical events of Mycenaean Greece. 
A)  are epic poems with no foundation in historical events. 
B)  provide evidence about early and Archaic Greece. 
C)  were composed in the Classical Period but were based on older, oral sources. 
D)  are the first examples of epic poetry from the ancient world. 
E)  are unquestionably based on the historical events of Mycenaean Greece.

Question 8

Socrates' aim was to show that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are no absolutes in the universe: everything is relative. 
B)  the Sophists were undermining the Athenian war effort. 
C)  philosophers could be respectable members of society. 
D)  the laws of the polis, if unjust, should be disobeyed. 
E)  truth is real and absolute standards of goodness and virtue do exist. 
A)  there are no absolutes in the universe: everything is relative. 
B)  the Sophists were undermining the Athenian war effort. 
C)  philosophers could be respectable members of society. 
D)  the laws of the polis, if unjust, should be disobeyed. 
E)  truth is real and absolute standards of goodness and virtue do exist.

Question 9

What changes occurred in ninth century B.C.E.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

Accepted Answer

Contacts between the Greeks and Phoenici

Question 10

In preparation for war with Persia,Athens financed the:

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of a permanent standing army. 
B)  manufacture of ten thousand new swords and shields. 
C)  evacuation of the port city of Marathon. 
D)  creation of a naval fleet. 
E)  construction of new, higher walls around Athens. 
A)  creation of a permanent standing army. 
B)  manufacture of ten thousand new swords and shields. 
C)  evacuation of the port city of Marathon. 
D)  creation of a naval fleet. 
E)  construction of new, higher walls around Athens.

Question 11

The growing class of aristocrats at the end of the early age of Greece made their wealth by:

Accepted Answer

A)  heavy taxation of the temples. 
B)  engaging in trade and commercial enterprises. 
C)  conquest and colonization. 
D)  exploiting the discovery of new silver mines in the highlands. 
E)  piracy and plundering the peasant class. 
A)  heavy taxation of the temples. 
B)  engaging in trade and commercial enterprises. 
C)  conquest and colonization. 
D)  exploiting the discovery of new silver mines in the highlands. 
E)  piracy and plundering the peasant class.

Question 12

In the symposiums of Archaic Age Greece,aristocrats:

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyed wine and listened to poetry. 
B)  were introduced to respectable women who might become future wives and confidantes. 
C)  discussed matters of state and edited important political documents. 
D)  competed in athletic games against men from all social levels. 
E)  engaged in philosophical debates concerning aesthetics. 
A)  enjoyed wine and listened to poetry. 
B)  were introduced to respectable women who might become future wives and confidantes. 
C)  discussed matters of state and edited important political documents. 
D)  competed in athletic games against men from all social levels. 
E)  engaged in philosophical debates concerning aesthetics.

Question 13

The role of the chorus in Greek drama was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  narrate the action of the play. 
B)  provide comic relief. 
C)  present common Athenian opinion about the themes or action of the play. 
D)  provide musical interludes. 
E)  perform during pauses in the play's action for scene and costume changes. 
A)  narrate the action of the play. 
B)  provide comic relief. 
C)  present common Athenian opinion about the themes or action of the play. 
D)  provide musical interludes. 
E)  perform during pauses in the play's action for scene and costume changes.

Question 14

The decisive Greek military victory over the Persians at Salamis was won by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Athenian fleet. 
B)  Spartan phalanx. 
C)  Greek hoplites. 
D)  diplomatic efforts of Themistocles. 
E)  Theban Sacred Band. 
A)  Athenian fleet. 
B)  Spartan phalanx. 
C)  Greek hoplites. 
D)  diplomatic efforts of Themistocles. 
E)  Theban Sacred Band.

Question 15

During the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.E.,Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to:

Accepted Answer

A)  invade and attack Persian settlements deep within Anatolia. 
B)  abandon naval defensive schemes and rely on ground-based forces. 
C)  temporarily suspend democratic government and be ruled by a military dictator. 
D)  rely on the Spartans for their defense. 
E)  abandon the city of Athens and let the Persians burn it. 
A)  invade and attack Persian settlements deep within Anatolia. 
B)  abandon naval defensive schemes and rely on ground-based forces. 
C)  temporarily suspend democratic government and be ruled by a military dictator. 
D)  rely on the Spartans for their defense. 
E)  abandon the city of Athens and let the Persians burn it.

Exam 3: The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greeks became literate again during the ninth century B.C.E.by adopting:

Aristocrats of Archaic Athens believed commerce to be a disreputable career.

Darius believed that a preemptive strike against Athens and Eretria was necessary because:

Members of the Greek aristocracy created networks of economic,political,and social influence through the practice of:

In what ways did the new genre of comedy act as a vent for societal tensions?

By the sixth century B.C.E.,the Greeks founded numerous colonies around the Mediterranean basin.The most historically significant colonies were located in:

The Iliad and the Odyssey:

Socrates' aim was to show that:

What changes occurred in ninth century B.C.E.that contributed to the rise of the polis?

In preparation for war with Persia,Athens financed the:

The growing class of aristocrats at the end of the early age of Greece made their wealth by:

In the symposiums of Archaic Age Greece,aristocrats:

The role of the chorus in Greek drama was to:

The decisive Greek military victory over the Persians at Salamis was won by the:

During the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C.E.,Themistocles persuaded his fellow Athenians to:

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