Question 1

How did religion serve the Greeks and how does religion change over time?

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Answers would include,Zeus,humanism,lack of priestly class,golden mean and hubris.

Question 2

Tried and found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens,Socrates was forced to ____________________.

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commit suicide

Question 3

Pre-Socratic philosophers were primarily concerned with

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A)  investigating the physical world. 
B)  comparing political systems. 
C)  analyzing ethical problems. 
D)  deriving meaning from the arts. 
E)  studying political systems. 
A)  investigating the physical world. 
B)  comparing political systems. 
C)  analyzing ethical problems. 
D)  deriving meaning from the arts. 
E)  studying political systems. A

Question 4

Apollo was the god of

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A)  war. 
B)  the Sea. 
C)  the sun. 
D)  the afterlife. 
E)  rain. 
A)  war. 
B)  the Sea. 
C)  the sun. 
D)  the afterlife. 
E)  rain.

Question 5

____________________ was one of the Greeks' popular arts.

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The answer of ____________________ was one of the Greeks' popular...

Question 6

Which of these is the correct statement?

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A)  Socrates taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Plato. 
B)  Aristotle taught Socrates, and Socrates taught Plato. 
C)  Socrates taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle. 
D)  Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Socrates. 
E)  Plato taught Socrates, and Socrates taught Aristotle. 
A)  Socrates taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Plato. 
B)  Aristotle taught Socrates, and Socrates taught Plato. 
C)  Socrates taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle. 
D)  Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Socrates. 
E)  Plato taught Socrates, and Socrates taught Aristotle.

Question 7

Hippocrates,the first empiricist of modern science

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A)  gave us the concept of deductive reasoning. 
B)  desired to help others learn to observe everything around them. 
C)  concentrated on human rationality to explain the world. 
D)  searched for a way to experience what he called "ultimate reality." 
E)  stressed the need for medical knowledge. 
A)  gave us the concept of deductive reasoning. 
B)  desired to help others learn to observe everything around them. 
C)  concentrated on human rationality to explain the world. 
D)  searched for a way to experience what he called "ultimate reality." 
E)  stressed the need for medical knowledge.

Question 8

Which of the following best describes Greece during Plato's lifetime?

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A)  peaceful 
B)  prosperous 
C)  in constant turmoil 
D)  isolated 
E)  Both A and D. 
A)  peaceful 
B)  prosperous 
C)  in constant turmoil 
D)  isolated 
E)  Both A and D.

Question 9

Over time,the Greek gods and goddesses became

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A)  extremely important to the spiritual growth of the country. 
B)  merely symbolic, with little influence on the people. 
C)  personalities to be emulated. 
D)  much more human-like. 
E)  forgotten, as the people turned to guiding their own destinies. 
A)  extremely important to the spiritual growth of the country. 
B)  merely symbolic, with little influence on the people. 
C)  personalities to be emulated. 
D)  much more human-like. 
E)  forgotten, as the people turned to guiding their own destinies.

Question 10

Which of the following was not introduced by the classical Greeks?

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A)  epic poetry 
B)  sculpture of the human form 
C)  drama 
D)  the novel 
E)  classical architecture 
A)  epic poetry 
B)  sculpture of the human form 
C)  drama 
D)  the novel 
E)  classical architecture

Question 11

How did Greek slavery change over time?

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A)  It became hereditary. 
B)  The silver mines came to be worked by debtor slaves. 
C)  The number of slaves decreased dramatically. 
D)  Skilled craftsmen were enslaved so that their masters could profit from their artistry. 
E)  Most came to be used as farm labor. 
A)  It became hereditary. 
B)  The silver mines came to be worked by debtor slaves. 
C)  The number of slaves decreased dramatically. 
D)  Skilled craftsmen were enslaved so that their masters could profit from their artistry. 
E)  Most came to be used as farm labor.

Question 12

A new element was introduced by the various mystery religions,that of

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A)  dependence on the gods to intervene on humans' behalf. 
B)  faith rather than reason as their basis for everything. 
C)  the promise of wealth in this world in exchange for blind obedience. 
D)  a strong sense of security. 
E)  free will. 
A)  dependence on the gods to intervene on humans' behalf. 
B)  faith rather than reason as their basis for everything. 
C)  the promise of wealth in this world in exchange for blind obedience. 
D)  a strong sense of security. 
E)  free will.

Question 13

Discuss and elaborate on the strengths of Greek art and literature.

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Answers would includ

Question 14

A modern phrase to describe the Greeks' idea of the golden mean might be

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A)  "Be careful, for you reap what you sow." 
B)  "You can't make an omelet with breaking a few eggs." 
C)  "You can't always get what you want." 
D)  "Don't keep all your eggs in one basket." 
E)  "Every cloud has a silver lining." 
A)  "Be careful, for you reap what you sow." 
B)  "You can't make an omelet with breaking a few eggs." 
C)  "You can't always get what you want." 
D)  "Don't keep all your eggs in one basket." 
E)  "Every cloud has a silver lining."

Question 15

Eratosthenes did his greatest work in the field of

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A)  geography. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  astronomy. 
D)  physics. 
E)  medicine. 
A)  geography. 
B)  mathematics. 
C)  astronomy. 
D)  physics. 
E)  medicine.

Question 16

Which of these statements about early Greece is true?

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A)  Though the Greeks seldom practiced their religion in public, they believed strongly in an afterlife. 
B)  Priests and priestesses in many places completely replaced the gods and goddesses. 
C)  Educated Greeks came to believe that the stories of the gods' behaviors in earlier times were myths. 
D)  They viewed human life in this world as much more dependent on whims of their gods and goddesses than on what they themselves could accomplish. 
E)  They created a priestly class, or caste, so that their priests and priestesses could grow in power. 
A)  Though the Greeks seldom practiced their religion in public, they believed strongly in an afterlife. 
B)  Priests and priestesses in many places completely replaced the gods and goddesses. 
C)  Educated Greeks came to believe that the stories of the gods' behaviors in earlier times were myths. 
D)  They viewed human life in this world as much more dependent on whims of their gods and goddesses than on what they themselves could accomplish. 
E)  They created a priestly class, or caste, so that their priests and priestesses could grow in power.

Question 17

Explain Greek society including issues of gender and class.

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Answers would include the role

Question 18

The Greeks would most likely have defined hubris as

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A)  political ineptitude. 
B)  social climbing. 
C)  unwarranted overconfidence. 
D)  overarching ambition. 
E)  jealousy. 
A)  political ineptitude. 
B)  social climbing. 
C)  unwarranted overconfidence. 
D)  overarching ambition. 
E)  jealousy.

Question 19

Concerning the situation for females in ancient Greece,it is believed that

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A)  Spartan women became warriors alongside their men. 
B)  Athenian women of good repute stayed out of the public eye. 
C)  Rural women sometimes conducted business inside the poleis. 
D)  Athenian women enjoyed citizenship, but they chose to leave voting to the males. 
E)  Anti-female prejudice in literature has existed since the time of Homer. 
A)  Spartan women became warriors alongside their men. 
B)  Athenian women of good repute stayed out of the public eye. 
C)  Rural women sometimes conducted business inside the poleis. 
D)  Athenian women enjoyed citizenship, but they chose to leave voting to the males. 
E)  Anti-female prejudice in literature has existed since the time of Homer.

Question 20

Greek philosophy is divided into the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________ periods.

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Pre-Socratic,Classical,Hellenistic
Pre-S

Exam 9: Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

How did religion serve the Greeks and how does religion change over time?

Tried and found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens,Socrates was forced to ____________________.

Pre-Socratic philosophers were primarily concerned with

Apollo was the god of

____________________ was one of the Greeks' popular arts.

Which of these is the correct statement?

Hippocrates,the first empiricist of modern science

Which of the following best describes Greece during Plato's lifetime?

Over time,the Greek gods and goddesses became

Which of the following was not introduced by the classical Greeks?

How did Greek slavery change over time?

A new element was introduced by the various mystery religions,that of

Discuss and elaborate on the strengths of Greek art and literature.

A modern phrase to describe the Greeks' idea of the golden mean might be

Eratosthenes did his greatest work in the field of

Which of these statements about early Greece is true?

Explain Greek society including issues of gender and class.

The Greeks would most likely have defined hubris as

Concerning the situation for females in ancient Greece,it is believed that

Greek philosophy is divided into the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________ periods.

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