Question 1

What was Alexander's enduring legacy to the Hellenistic world?

Accepted Answer

A)  his dream of a unified, single world-state 
B)  his new image of the city 
C)  his ideal of a Greco-Oriental civilization 
D)  his goal to found a peaceful world community 
A)  his dream of a unified, single world-state 
B)  his new image of the city 
C)  his ideal of a Greco-Oriental civilization 
D)  his goal to found a peaceful world community B

Question 2

Hellenistic sculpture usually depicted

Accepted Answer

A)  serenity. 
B)  order and symmetry. 
C)  idealized emotion. 
D)  realism. 
A)  serenity. 
B)  order and symmetry. 
C)  idealized emotion. 
D)  realism. D

Question 3

Altars can be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  having existed even before temples. 
B)  being simple slabs, in the beginning. 
C)  becoming larger and more widespread during the Hellenistic period. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  having existed even before temples. 
B)  being simple slabs, in the beginning. 
C)  becoming larger and more widespread during the Hellenistic period. 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 4

The last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt prior to Egypt's entanglement with Rome was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cleopatra. 
B)  Ptolemy Soter. 
C)  Seleucus. 
D)  Antigonus. 
A)  Cleopatra. 
B)  Ptolemy Soter. 
C)  Seleucus. 
D)  Antigonus.

Question 5

________ denounced all religions and governments; shunned physical comfort; and taught that if one wanted nothing, then one could not lack anything.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cynicism 
B)  Skepticism 
C)  Epicureanism 
D)  Stoicism 
A)  Cynicism 
B)  Skepticism 
C)  Epicureanism 
D)  Stoicism

Question 6

How did Hellenistic scientists differ from their Hellenic predecessors like Plato and Aristotle?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were more practical. 
B)  They were more speculative. 
C)  They were less interested in methodologies. 
D)  They produced less concrete advancements. 
A)  They were more practical. 
B)  They were more speculative. 
C)  They were less interested in methodologies. 
D)  They produced less concrete advancements.

Question 7

________ taught that the best life is lived withdrawn from the world, cultivating simple pleasures and avoiding fame, power, and wealth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cynicism 
B)  Skepticism 
C)  Epicureanism 
D)  Stoicism 
A)  Cynicism 
B)  Skepticism 
C)  Epicureanism 
D)  Stoicism

Question 8

Discuss Hellenistic religions, with special focus on the belief in Fate and the mystery cults. Why were these religions so popular with the masses?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic religions were a diverse gro

Question 9

The greatest city of the Hellenistic world was

Accepted Answer

A)  Pergamum. 
B)  Alexandria. 
C)  Antioch. 
D)  Athens. 
A)  Pergamum. 
B)  Alexandria. 
C)  Antioch. 
D)  Athens.

Question 10

This age is called Hellenistic because it

Accepted Answer

A)  is neither Greek nor Roman. 
B)  covered a time period during which the Greeks dominated the Mediterranean world. 
C)  was more Persian than Greek. 
D)  was heavily influenced by Hellenic culture. 
A)  is neither Greek nor Roman. 
B)  covered a time period during which the Greeks dominated the Mediterranean world. 
C)  was more Persian than Greek. 
D)  was heavily influenced by Hellenic culture.

Question 11

Hellenistic women were attracted to Epicureanism because this philosophy

Accepted Answer

A)  called for a strict separation between the sexes. 
B)  advocated sexual equality within society. 
C)  promoted friendship, and thus made the sexes equal. 
D)  urged that women pursue careers the same as men. 
A)  called for a strict separation between the sexes. 
B)  advocated sexual equality within society. 
C)  promoted friendship, and thus made the sexes equal. 
D)  urged that women pursue careers the same as men.

Question 12

The primary form of government in the Hellenistic world was

Accepted Answer

A)  oligarchic rule by aristocratic families. 
B)  democratic rule by the people. 
C)  military dictatorship. 
D)  theocratic kingship. 
A)  oligarchic rule by aristocratic families. 
B)  democratic rule by the people. 
C)  military dictatorship. 
D)  theocratic kingship.

Question 13

Which of the following describes Antigonid rule of Macedon and Greece?

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute rule over the two regions 
B)  power sharing with the Achaean League in southern Greece 
C)  chaotic inability to subdue the constant military insurrections in the regions 
D)  establishment of democratic governments throughout the peninsula 
A)  absolute rule over the two regions 
B)  power sharing with the Achaean League in southern Greece 
C)  chaotic inability to subdue the constant military insurrections in the regions 
D)  establishment of democratic governments throughout the peninsula

Question 14

The favorite subject of New Comedy was

Accepted Answer

A)  political satire. 
B)  comic romances. 
C)  slapstick comedies. 
D)  burlesques of Greek tragedies. 
A)  political satire. 
B)  comic romances. 
C)  slapstick comedies. 
D)  burlesques of Greek tragedies.

Question 15

Hellenistic women found new freedom in their ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct their own legal and economic affairs. 
B)  work in the liberal arts and professions. 
C)  make charitable bequests and erect impressive gravestones. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  conduct their own legal and economic affairs. 
B)  work in the liberal arts and professions. 
C)  make charitable bequests and erect impressive gravestones. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Hellenistic temples were characterized by their

Accepted Answer

A)  small sizes. 
B)  plain decorations. 
C)  tall, slender columns with decorated capitals. 
D)  raised platforms and many-stepped entrances. 
A)  small sizes. 
B)  plain decorations. 
C)  tall, slender columns with decorated capitals. 
D)  raised platforms and many-stepped entrances.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true of urban life in the Hellenistic cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The expansion of trade benefitted Greeks and non-Greeks. 
B)  Many of the major cities were founded by Alexander himself. 
C)  The mixing of cultures reduced class divisions during the period. 
D)  Most Greek migrants to the new cities pursued business and professional careers. 
A)  The expansion of trade benefitted Greeks and non-Greeks. 
B)  Many of the major cities were founded by Alexander himself. 
C)  The mixing of cultures reduced class divisions during the period. 
D)  Most Greek migrants to the new cities pursued business and professional careers.

Question 18

One of the goals of Hellenistic philosophy was ataraxia, which can be defined as a

Accepted Answer

A)  sense of being above the cares of the world. 
B)  belief that salvation will be given in an afterlife. 
C)  feeling of belonging to a select group of saved souls. 
D)  conviction of being in the hands of Fate. 
A)  sense of being above the cares of the world. 
B)  belief that salvation will be given in an afterlife. 
C)  feeling of belonging to a select group of saved souls. 
D)  conviction of being in the hands of Fate.

Question 19

________ taught that the order of things cannot be changed, and hence wisdom lies in doing one's duty, without complaining, in a spirit of dedication.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cynicism 
B)  Skepticism 
C)  Epicureanism 
D)  Stoicism 
A)  Cynicism 
B)  Skepticism 
C)  Epicureanism 
D)  Stoicism

Question 20

New Comedy influenced

Accepted Answer

A)  Racine's plays. 
B)  medieval morality plays. 
C)  Shakespeare's comedies. 
D)  Goethe's Faust. 
A)  Racine's plays. 
B)  medieval morality plays. 
C)  Shakespeare's comedies. 
D)  Goethe's Faust.

Exam 4: The Hellenistic World

What was Alexander's enduring legacy to the Hellenistic world?

Hellenistic sculpture usually depicted

Altars can be described as

The last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt prior to Egypt's entanglement with Rome was

________ denounced all religions and governments; shunned physical comfort; and taught that if one wanted nothing, then one could not lack anything.

How did Hellenistic scientists differ from their Hellenic predecessors like Plato and Aristotle?

________ taught that the best life is lived withdrawn from the world, cultivating simple pleasures and avoiding fame, power, and wealth.

Discuss Hellenistic religions, with special focus on the belief in Fate and the mystery cults. Why were these religions so popular with the masses?

The greatest city of the Hellenistic world was

This age is called Hellenistic because it

Hellenistic women were attracted to Epicureanism because this philosophy

The primary form of government in the Hellenistic world was

Which of the following describes Antigonid rule of Macedon and Greece?

The favorite subject of New Comedy was

Hellenistic women found new freedom in their ability to

Hellenistic temples were characterized by their

Which of the following is NOT true of urban life in the Hellenistic cities?

One of the goals of Hellenistic philosophy was ataraxia, which can be defined as a

________ taught that the order of things cannot be changed, and hence wisdom lies in doing one's duty, without complaining, in a spirit of dedication.

New Comedy influenced

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

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

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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