Question 1

Although Thales is responsible for all the following innovations, the text identifies which as revolutionizing thought?

Accepted Answer

A) Thales was the first man known to have predicted a solar eclipse. 
B) Thales omitted the gods from his explanation of nature and found physical explanations to be sufficient. 
C) Thales believed that water was the basic element out of which everything was made. 
D) Thales broke with the commonly held explanation for the occurence of earthquakes. 
E) Thales noted that heavenly objects move in regular patterns. 
A) Thales was the first man known to have predicted a solar eclipse. 
B) Thales omitted the gods from his explanation of nature and found physical explanations to be sufficient. 
C) Thales believed that water was the basic element out of which everything was made. 
D) Thales broke with the commonly held explanation for the occurence of earthquakes. 
E) Thales noted that heavenly objects move in regular patterns. B

Question 2

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 the world of Forms

Accepted Answer

The world of Forms refers to the philosophical concept introduced by Plato, who believed that the physical world we perceive with our senses is merely a shadow or imperfect reflection of a higher, non-physical realm of perfect, eternal Forms or Ideas. These Forms are the true reality and exist independently of the physical world. They are the ultimate source of all things and provide the ideal or perfect standard for everything that exists in the physical world.

Who: Plato, a Greek philosopher, introduced the concept of the world of Forms.

What: The world of Forms is a non-physical realm of perfect, eternal Forms or Ideas that serve as the ultimate source and standard for everything in the physical world.

Where: The world of Forms is believed to exist beyond the physical world, in a separate, non-physical realm.

When: Plato introduced the concept of the world of Forms in his philosophical works, particularly in his famous dialogue "The Republic."

Why Important: The concept of the world of Forms is important because it challenges our understanding of reality and knowledge. It raises questions about the nature of truth, beauty, justice, and other abstract concepts, and it has had a significant influence on Western philosophy and theology. It also provides a framework for understanding the relationship between the physical world and the realm of abstract, perfect Forms.

Question 3

The ideas of Anaximander included which of the following?

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A) an agreement with Thales over the original substance 
B) the belief that the source of all things was a definite substance still found in the natural world 
C) a theory that a source called the Boundless was the seed of the world 
D) the notion that fire was the origin of air and wind 
E) the principle that life emerged first on land and then in the sea 
A) an agreement with Thales over the original substance 
B) the belief that the source of all things was a definite substance still found in the natural world 
C) a theory that a source called the Boundless was the seed of the world 
D) the notion that fire was the origin of air and wind 
E) the principle that life emerged first on land and then in the sea C

Question 4

Which of the following CANNOT be associated with the Ionians?

Accepted Answer

A) ethics as the heart of philosophic speculation 
B) curiosity about the essential substance that gave rise to all physical phenomena 
C) physical explanations accounting for natural phenomena 
D) nature no longer manipulated by the gods or subject to chance 
E) the ability of the human intellect to grasp nature's hidden structure 
A) ethics as the heart of philosophic speculation 
B) curiosity about the essential substance that gave rise to all physical phenomena 
C) physical explanations accounting for natural phenomena 
D) nature no longer manipulated by the gods or subject to chance 
E) the ability of the human intellect to grasp nature's hidden structure

Question 5

Socrates believed moral values came from

Accepted Answer

A) rational inquiry and critical self-examination. 
B) popular opinion and social conventions. 
C) a transcendent, omniscient God. 
D) inherited mytho-religious traditions. 
E) Sophist pragmatism. 
A) rational inquiry and critical self-examination. 
B) popular opinion and social conventions. 
C) a transcendent, omniscient God. 
D) inherited mytho-religious traditions. 
E) Sophist pragmatism.

Question 6

Which is an INCORRECT statement about the relationship of Socrates to the Sophists?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike the Ionian philosophers, both believed that rational knowledge of the individual and society was more important than knowledge of nature. 
B) Both rejected the old mythological traditions. 
C) Socrates condemned Sophist relativism. 
D) Socrates believed that the Sophists' unbridled critical thinking had undermined belief in the old system of beliefs but had not provided people with a satisfactory replacement. 
E) Unlike the Sophists, Socrates believed the improvement of the individual is possible. 
A) Unlike the Ionian philosophers, both believed that rational knowledge of the individual and society was more important than knowledge of nature. 
B) Both rejected the old mythological traditions. 
C) Socrates condemned Sophist relativism. 
D) Socrates believed that the Sophists' unbridled critical thinking had undermined belief in the old system of beliefs but had not provided people with a satisfactory replacement. 
E) Unlike the Sophists, Socrates believed the improvement of the individual is possible.

Question 7

In his plays, Euripides

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A) rejected the methods of the Sophists. 
B) celebrated the triumph of reason over the irrational. 
C) expressed compassion for human suffering. 
D) departed from the humanitarianism of other Greek playwrights. 
E) did not assign any roles to the gods. 
A) rejected the methods of the Sophists. 
B) celebrated the triumph of reason over the irrational. 
C) expressed compassion for human suffering. 
D) departed from the humanitarianism of other Greek playwrights. 
E) did not assign any roles to the gods.

Question 8

How did Athens, the center of Greek culture, treat Socrates?

Accepted Answer

A) Athens agreed with his suggestion to give him free room and board when he grew old and to guarantee his young children a free state-sponsored education. 
B) Socrates was exiled after the Peloponnesian War. 
C) Using monies from the Delian League, Athens funded his new center of learning called the Academy. 
D) Athens convicted him of corrupting the youth, denying the city's gods, and believing in new ones. He was ordered to commit suicide. 
E) The Athenians largely ignored him, letting him be a voice in the desert, unheard and ineffective. 
A) Athens agreed with his suggestion to give him free room and board when he grew old and to guarantee his young children a free state-sponsored education. 
B) Socrates was exiled after the Peloponnesian War. 
C) Using monies from the Delian League, Athens funded his new center of learning called the Academy. 
D) Athens convicted him of corrupting the youth, denying the city's gods, and believing in new ones. He was ordered to commit suicide. 
E) The Athenians largely ignored him, letting him be a voice in the desert, unheard and ineffective.

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What innovations did Greek historians develop in their attempt to understand the past? Explain how the Greek approach to history differed from that of other Near Eastern peoples.

Accepted Answer

Greek historians made several innovation

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Thucydides is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The study of war would reveal general principles of human behavior. 
B) The motives of statesmen were insignificant in studying the historical event. 
C) The historian must entertain rather than enlighten. 
D) History was the work of the gods. 
E) His work represents a rejection of the findings of the Sophists and the Hippocratic doctors. 
A) The study of war would reveal general principles of human behavior. 
B) The motives of statesmen were insignificant in studying the historical event. 
C) The historian must entertain rather than enlighten. 
D) History was the work of the gods. 
E) His work represents a rejection of the findings of the Sophists and the Hippocratic doctors.

Question 11

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the approach to history of ancient peoples?

Accepted Answer

A) Like the Mesopotamians and Egyptians, the Greeks rejected critical analysis and interpretation in the writing of history. 
B) All ancient societies, including the Greeks, considered history the record of divine wrath or benevolence. 
C) The Greeks based their histories of human actions on available evidence. 
D) Both the Hebrews and Greeks removed historical events from the realm of religious-mythical thought. 
E) The Greek achievement in history represented the synthesis of the innovations of earlier societies. 
A) Like the Mesopotamians and Egyptians, the Greeks rejected critical analysis and interpretation in the writing of history. 
B) All ancient societies, including the Greeks, considered history the record of divine wrath or benevolence. 
C) The Greeks based their histories of human actions on available evidence. 
D) Both the Hebrews and Greeks removed historical events from the realm of religious-mythical thought. 
E) The Greek achievement in history represented the synthesis of the innovations of earlier societies.

Question 12

Which best describes Plato's theory of ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) Rather than being eternal and unchanging, ideas by their very nature evolve as they are discussed. 
B) Ideas, not the physical world, comprise reality. 
C) Ideas result from sensory perception and rational reflection. 
D) Ideas are only labels for deeper realities. 
E) Matter and ideas are the two components of reality. 
A) Rather than being eternal and unchanging, ideas by their very nature evolve as they are discussed. 
B) Ideas, not the physical world, comprise reality. 
C) Ideas result from sensory perception and rational reflection. 
D) Ideas are only labels for deeper realities. 
E) Matter and ideas are the two components of reality.

Question 13

Socrates would agree with which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) "No greater good can happen to a man than to discuss human excellence every day." 
B) "As long as I have breath and strength I will not give up philosophy" 
C) "The unexamined life is not worth living." 
D) "My mission was to be a gadfly to stir Athenians from their complacency and prompt them to reflect critically about their lives." 
E) all of the above 
A) "No greater good can happen to a man than to discuss human excellence every day." 
B) "As long as I have breath and strength I will not give up philosophy" 
C) "The unexamined life is not worth living." 
D) "My mission was to be a gadfly to stir Athenians from their complacency and prompt them to reflect critically about their lives." 
E) all of the above

Question 14

The development of Greek thought presented in the text demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) a trend toward a more rational understanding of nature and society. 
B) the belief that knowledge, not obedience, is essential for a virtuous life. 
C) a passion for the pursuit of excellence. 
D) an appreciation of the worth, significance, and dignity of the individual. 
E) all of the above ​ 
A) a trend toward a more rational understanding of nature and society. 
B) the belief that knowledge, not obedience, is essential for a virtuous life. 
C) a passion for the pursuit of excellence. 
D) an appreciation of the worth, significance, and dignity of the individual. 
E) all of the above ​

Question 15

The method of inquiry called dialectics, or logical discussion, is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) the Sophists. 
B) Socrates. 
C) Plato. 
D) Aristotle. 
E) Herodotus. 
A) the Sophists. 
B) Socrates. 
C) Plato. 
D) Aristotle. 
E) Herodotus.

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Peloponnesian War influence various Greek philosophers, historians, and playwrights?

Accepted Answer

The Peloponnesian War, which took place

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the questions explored by the cosmologists, the Sophists, and Socrates. What knowledge did each seek, and how did each pursue that knowledge?

Accepted Answer

The questions explored by the cosmologis

Question 18

In The Clouds , the playwright Aristophanes

Accepted Answer

A) eulogized Socrates' soaring intellect and pure living. 
B) dramatized the story of Socrates' trial and execution. 
C) lauded Socrates for his positive influence on Athenian youth. 
D) mocked Socrates as a fuzzy-headed, impractical, and ridiculous figure. 
E) accused Socrates of embezzling state funds. 
A) eulogized Socrates' soaring intellect and pure living. 
B) dramatized the story of Socrates' trial and execution. 
C) lauded Socrates for his positive influence on Athenian youth. 
D) mocked Socrates as a fuzzy-headed, impractical, and ridiculous figure. 
E) accused Socrates of embezzling state funds.

Question 19

All the following may be said about Herodotus EXCEPT

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A) as the "father of history," Herodotus was a thoroughgoing rationalist. 
B) Herodotus was free of the common Greek contempt for the non-Hellenic world. 
C) Herodotus did not merely repeat legends but he often sought to discover what really happened. 
D) the gods had a relatively minor role in his histories. 
E) Herodotus seemed to share in the Greek fascination with the tragedy of hubris. 
A) as the "father of history," Herodotus was a thoroughgoing rationalist. 
B) Herodotus was free of the common Greek contempt for the non-Hellenic world. 
C) Herodotus did not merely repeat legends but he often sought to discover what really happened. 
D) the gods had a relatively minor role in his histories. 
E) Herodotus seemed to share in the Greek fascination with the tragedy of hubris.

Question 20

​In considering the achievement of the ancient Greeks, the text states that the Greeks

Accepted Answer

A) rejected slavery. 
B) were able to eliminate superstition fully. 
C) ​often behaved similar to other ancient peoples. 
D) ​always lived up to their own ideals. 
E) all of the above 
A) rejected slavery. 
B) were able to eliminate superstition fully. 
C) ​often behaved similar to other ancient peoples. 
D) ​always lived up to their own ideals. 
E) all of the above

Although Thales is responsible for all the following innovations, the text identifies which as revolutionizing thought?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? the world of Forms

The ideas of Anaximander included which of the following?

Which of the following CANNOT be associated with the Ionians?

Socrates believed moral values came from

Which is an INCORRECT statement about the relationship of Socrates to the Sophists?

In his plays, Euripides

How did Athens, the center of Greek culture, treat Socrates?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What innovations did Greek historians develop in their attempt to understand the past? Explain how the Greek approach to history differed from that of other Near Eastern peoples.

Which of the following statements about Thucydides is correct?

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the approach to history of ancient peoples?

Which best describes Plato's theory of ideas?

Socrates would agree with which of the following statements?

The development of Greek thought presented in the text demonstrates

The method of inquiry called dialectics, or logical discussion, is associated with

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Peloponnesian War influence various Greek philosophers, historians, and playwrights?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the questions explored by the cosmologists, the Sophists, and Socrates. What knowledge did each seek, and how did each pursue that knowledge?

In The Clouds , the playwright Aristophanes

All the following may be said about Herodotus EXCEPT

In considering the achievement of the ancient Greeks, the text states that the Greeks

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The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

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Exam 4: Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

Although Thales is responsible for all the following innovations, the text identifies which as revolutionizing thought?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? the world of Forms

The ideas of Anaximander included which of the following?

Which of the following CANNOT be associated with the Ionians?

Socrates believed moral values came from

Which is an INCORRECT statement about the relationship of Socrates to the Sophists?

In his plays, Euripides

How did Athens, the center of Greek culture, treat Socrates?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What innovations did Greek historians develop in their attempt to understand the past? Explain how the Greek approach to history differed from that of other Near Eastern peoples.

Which of the following statements about Thucydides is correct?

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the approach to history of ancient peoples?

Which best describes Plato's theory of ideas?

Socrates would agree with which of the following statements?

The development of Greek thought presented in the text demonstrates

The method of inquiry called dialectics, or logical discussion, is associated with

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Peloponnesian War influence various Greek philosophers, historians, and playwrights?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the questions explored by the cosmologists, the Sophists, and Socrates. What knowledge did each seek, and how did each pursue that knowledge?

In The Clouds , the playwright Aristophanes

All the following may be said about Herodotus EXCEPT

​In considering the achievement of the ancient Greeks, the text states that the Greeks

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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In considering the achievement of the ancient Greeks, the text states that the Greeks