Question 1

Athens' premier philosopher and proponent of cross examination and inductive reasoning was

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato.
B)  Socrates.
C)  Hippocrates.
D)  Aristotle. B

Question 2

Although Greek popular religion produced no sacred scriptures or doctrines,the oracle at ________ became very famous throughout the region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Macedonia
B)  Delphi
C)  Marathon
D)  Athens B

Question 3

The so-called "father of history" who introduced a travelogue of his trips to Egypt and Asia was

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcus Aurelius.
B)  Agamemnon.
C)  Herodotus.
D)  Pericles. C

Question 4

Discuss the ways in which each of the following reflect the values of Greek humanism and individualism: the Iliad;Pericles' Funeral Speech;Plato's Crito.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the ways in which each of...

Question 5

The number of surviving plays from the ancient age of Greek theater is approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  45.
B)  150.
C)  800.
D)  1,500.

Question 6

What were the unique characteristics of Athenian democracy?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What were the unique characteristics of Athenian...

Question 7

What were the principal contributions of the naturalistic and humanistic philosophers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What were the principal contributions of the...

Question 8

Explain the general characteristics of pre-Greek or pre-Hellenistic culture.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the general characteristics of pre-Greek or...

Question 9

Citizens of Athens included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  only males over the age of eighteen
B)  only landed males over the age of eighteen
C)  only landed males and females over the age of eighteen
D)  only males and females over the age of eighteen who were not slaves

Question 10

Which of the following describes the Mycenaean civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  burial of rulers in giant beehives
B)  construction of gigantic fortifications on the Greek mainland
C)  war with Troy that forms the setting for both the Iliad and the Odyssey
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

The Greek physician remembered as the father of medicine was

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato.
B)  Socrates.
C)  Hippocrates.
D)  Aristotle.

Question 12

Which of the following defines the term "hubris"?

Accepted Answer

A)  bad intent
B)  excessive pride
C)  humbleness
D)  shame

Question 13

The Ancient Greeks marked time using a four-year measurement called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Panhellenic.
B)  Olympiad.
C)  Amphora.
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 14

The early Greek city-states were forced to unite against the rising threat of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Persians.
B)  the Macedonians.
C)  the Turks.
D)  the Mongols.

Question 15

Which of the following is the name given to the undeciphered Minoan writing that has survived?

Accepted Answer

A)  linear B
B)  linear A
C)  hieroglyphics
D)  sanskrit

Question 16

Greek city-states first emerged

Accepted Answer

A)  on islands and peninsulas in the Aegean SeA.
B)  along the coast of Asia Minor.
C)  in southern Italy and Sicily.
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 17

Explain the conflict between the individual and the community in Sophocles' Antigone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the conflict between the individual and...

Question 18

The most powerful deity of the Greek pantheon was

Accepted Answer

A)  AthenA.
B)  Jupiter.
C)  Zeus.
D)  Poseidon.

Question 19

________ was a leading statesman and proponent of Athenian democracy who dominated the city-states politics for over thirty years.

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcus Aurelius
B)  Agamemnon
C)  Herodotus
D)  Pericles

Question 20

In his Ethics,________ argued that the good life was identical to the life of reason,and would be guided by the Golden Mean.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato
B)  Socrates
C)  Hippocrates
D)  Aristotle

Exam 4: Greece