Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Greek colonies outside of the Greek mainland?

Accepted Answer

A) They gave the new middle class access to political power. 
B) They were expected to provide food and resources for their "mother cities". 
C) They were mostly concentrated in modern-day Turkey and Upper Egypt. 
D) Greek political institutions largely were not present in the colonies. 
A) They gave the new middle class access to political power. 
B) They were expected to provide food and resources for their "mother cities". 
C) They were mostly concentrated in modern-day Turkey and Upper Egypt. 
D) Greek political institutions largely were not present in the colonies.

Question 2

Which of the following applies to the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

A) It tells about the battles of the Minoan civilization. 
B) It focuses on Odysseus's efforts to return home. 
C) It reveals how women are often unfaithful to their husbands. 
D) It recounts the defeat of the Greeks by the Trojans. 
A) It tells about the battles of the Minoan civilization. 
B) It focuses on Odysseus's efforts to return home. 
C) It reveals how women are often unfaithful to their husbands. 
D) It recounts the defeat of the Greeks by the Trojans.

Question 3

The Minoan language known as Linear A

Accepted Answer

A) has never been deciphered. 
B) was superseded by a Roman language. 
C) was deciphered and became the basis of early Greek. 
D) tells us about Minoan religions. 
A) has never been deciphered. 
B) was superseded by a Roman language. 
C) was deciphered and became the basis of early Greek. 
D) tells us about Minoan religions.

Question 4

A bard was a

Accepted Answer

A) person who bartered in the Greek agora. 
B) poet who sang verses of an epic while strumming a stringed instrument. 
C) Greek thinker interested in philosophy. 
D) composer of Greek lyric poems. 
A) person who bartered in the Greek agora. 
B) poet who sang verses of an epic while strumming a stringed instrument. 
C) Greek thinker interested in philosophy. 
D) composer of Greek lyric poems.

Question 5

One Egyptian influence on Archaic Greek sculpture was

Accepted Answer

A) open body stance and balance. 
B) the shifting of bodily weight onto one leg. 
C) left-foot-forward movement. 
D) emotions recorded on faces. 
A) open body stance and balance. 
B) the shifting of bodily weight onto one leg. 
C) left-foot-forward movement. 
D) emotions recorded on faces.

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Doric temple?

Accepted Answer

A) the use of plain tops 
B) the use of a sculptural band called a frieze 
C) the use of blank panels called metopes 
D) ensuring that the design was a function of mathematical proportions 
A) the use of plain tops 
B) the use of a sculptural band called a frieze 
C) the use of blank panels called metopes 
D) ensuring that the design was a function of mathematical proportions

Question 7

Named for King Minos,the Minoan civilization

Accepted Answer

A) had a simple class structure consisting of nobles and peasants. 
B) was based on a stable mercantile economy. 
C) was a society based on a military hierarchy. 
D) had high walls protecting its great palaces. 
A) had a simple class structure consisting of nobles and peasants. 
B) was based on a stable mercantile economy. 
C) was a society based on a military hierarchy. 
D) had high walls protecting its great palaces.

Question 8

The Greeks thought that human creativity came from

Accepted Answer

A) the Olympian deities. 
B) Dionysus and his followers. 
C) the oracle at Delphi. 
D) nine goddesses called Muses. 
A) the Olympian deities. 
B) Dionysus and his followers. 
C) the oracle at Delphi. 
D) nine goddesses called Muses.

Question 9

Pythagoras was author of which scientific theory?

Accepted Answer

A) the notion that the basic stuff of nature is water 
B) the concept of atomism 
C) the view of the four elements: earth,air,fire,and water 
D) the belief that everything is based on numbers 
A) the notion that the basic stuff of nature is water 
B) the concept of atomism 
C) the view of the four elements: earth,air,fire,and water 
D) the belief that everything is based on numbers

Question 10

What was the significance of Homer for Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

Homer was significant for Greek civiliza

Question 11

A frequent subject in Archaic Greek sculpture was

Accepted Answer

A) portrait busts. 
B) youths and maidens. 
C) scenes of everyday life. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) portrait busts. 
B) youths and maidens. 
C) scenes of everyday life. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 12

What aspect of love does Sappho describe in the poem" He Seems to Be a God"?

Accepted Answer

A) ecstasy 
B) contentment 
C) hatred 
D) jealousy 
A) ecstasy 
B) contentment 
C) hatred 
D) jealousy

Question 13

Compare and contrast Linear A and Linear B scripts,noting when they appeared and how they were used.

Accepted Answer

Linear A and Linear B are two ancient sc

Question 14

What were the central characteristics of Archaic Greek religion?

Accepted Answer

The central characteristics of Archaic G

Question 15

Which of the following features are common to the Doric temple style?

Accepted Answer

A) columns with undecorated capitals 
B) metopes 
C) triglyphs 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) columns with undecorated capitals 
B) metopes 
C) triglyphs 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT among the rights or roles of Spartan women?

Accepted Answer

A) They were able to own land. 
B) They were not expected or pressured to marry. 
C) They were able to manage their own property. 
D) Girls were given public education. 
A) They were able to own land. 
B) They were not expected or pressured to marry. 
C) They were able to manage their own property. 
D) Girls were given public education.

Question 17

The chthonian gods and goddesses were at first worshipped only by the

Accepted Answer

A) noble families in society. 
B) lower levels of society. 
C) priestly class. 
D) early Greek kings,who considered themselves divine. 
A) noble families in society. 
B) lower levels of society. 
C) priestly class. 
D) early Greek kings,who considered themselves divine.

Question 18

The beauty of the Temple of Aphaia,Aegina,is the result of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) graceful columns. 
B) mathematical proportions. 
C) a 1:2 ratio of its columns. 
D) the stylized and abstract quality of its statues. 
A) graceful columns. 
B) mathematical proportions. 
C) a 1:2 ratio of its columns. 
D) the stylized and abstract quality of its statues.

Question 19

Unlike the Egyptian style,the Archaic style was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) an enigmatic smile on the face. 
B) female and male nudes. 
C) distortion of the musculature. 
D) the free movement of the body. 
A) an enigmatic smile on the face. 
B) female and male nudes. 
C) distortion of the musculature. 
D) the free movement of the body.

Question 20

Which of the following was a major aspect of Greece's first philosophers?

Accepted Answer

A) They described the physical world as the result of natural causes and effects. 
B) They questioned the role,power,and existence of the Greek deities. 
C) They established a body of knowledge that came to be identified as natural philosophy. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) They described the physical world as the result of natural causes and effects. 
B) They questioned the role,power,and existence of the Greek deities. 
C) They established a body of knowledge that came to be identified as natural philosophy. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Exam 2: The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Which of the following is true of the Greek colonies outside of the Greek mainland?

Which of the following applies to the Odyssey?

The Minoan language known as Linear A

A bard was a

One Egyptian influence on Archaic Greek sculpture was

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Doric temple?

Named for King Minos,the Minoan civilization

The Greeks thought that human creativity came from

Pythagoras was author of which scientific theory?

What was the significance of Homer for Greek civilization?

A frequent subject in Archaic Greek sculpture was

What aspect of love does Sappho describe in the poem" He Seems to Be a God"?

Compare and contrast Linear A and Linear B scripts,noting when they appeared and how they were used.

What were the central characteristics of Archaic Greek religion?

Which of the following features are common to the Doric temple style?

Which of the following was NOT among the rights or roles of Spartan women?

The chthonian gods and goddesses were at first worshipped only by the

The beauty of the Temple of Aphaia,Aegina,is the result of all of the following EXCEPT

Unlike the Egyptian style,the Archaic style was characterized by

Which of the following was a major aspect of Greece's first philosophers?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

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Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

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The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

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The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

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