Question 1

In 422 b.c.e., Cleon, the leader of Athens, and Brasidas, the leader of Sparta, both died in battle, leading the way to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Peloponnesian War 
B)  Corinthian War 
C)  Theban War 
D)  Peace of Nicias

Question 2

In the Athenian democracy, the people had to approve ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  some decisions about trade 
B)  most decisions about land ownership 
C)  most decisions about compensation for representatives 
D)  all decisions of the state

Question 3

Pericles proposed a law introducing compensation pay for ________, opening that important duty to the poor.

Accepted Answer

A)  jury members 
B)  teachers 
C)  sailors 
D)  soldiers

Question 4

In the late fifth century b.c.e., the Spartans, under ________, obtained the support of the Persians, cut off the Athenian food supply through the Hellespont, and starved the Athenian people into submission.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Greek religion emphasized ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  moral conduct and orthodox belief 
B)  the faithful practice of rituals 
C)  faith above patriotism and good citizenship 
D)  the role of each individual in achieving salvation

Question 6

Because the Stoics strove for inner harmony of the individual, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  their aim was a life lived in accordance with divine will 
B)  their attitude was upbeat and filled with optimism 
C)  their goal was to maintain intense involvement and interest in things going on around them 
D)  they employed wild and resistant methods

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps Aristotle utilizes when dealing with varying academic subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  the application of reason 
B)  the introduction of metaphysical principles 
C)  the observation of the empirical evidence 
D)  the use of mathematics

Question 8

After Cimon rose to statesman, following the wars with Persia, he ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pursued a policy of aggressive attacks on Sparta 
B)  dominated Athenian politics for nearly two decades 
C)  failed to put down the rebellion of Thasos 
D)  created an autocracy to ensure absolute power

Question 9

When Alexander the Great conquered ________ in 333 b.c.e., he was greeted there as a liberator.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Syria 
C)  Tyre 
D)  Sidon

Question 10

After the time of Alexander the Great, the Greeks turned to ________ for solutions to their problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  politics 
B)  religion, philosophy, and magic 
C)  humanism, revived from the fifth century b.c.e., 
D)  their belief in human ability to manage forces around them

Question 11

How did the relationship of Athens to its allies develop under the Delian League? Give specific examples from the text to supplement your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What important contribution did Heraclides of Pontus make to the field of astronomy in the fourth century b.c.e.?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made important suggestions leading to the geocentric model of the universe. 
B)  He forwarded the theory of stellar parallax. 
C)  He made important suggestions leading to the heliocentric model of the universe. 
D)  He discovered the Milky Way.

Question 13

By Greek standards, Macedon was considered to be a backward, semibarbaric land because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it had no army or navy 
B)  its religious practices resembled those of the Stone Age 
C)  it had no poleis and was ruled loosely by a king 
D)  its residents lived in huts

Question 14

In 338 b.c.e., Philip of Macedon called a meeting of the Greek states to form the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  League of Delphi 
B)  Delian League 
C)  League of Corinth 
D)  Macedonian League

Question 15

The main purpose of the formation of the Delian League was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure the protection of southern city-states against Sparta 
B)  form a southern Greek army to fight the encroaching Macedonians 
C)  free the Greeks under Persian rule and protect against a Persian return 
D)  repair the breach with Sparta

Question 16

Examine the tactical strategies employed by Alexander the Great in the expansion of his empire.Do you believe it would have been possible to maintain an empire of such an immense size? What possible administrative problems do you believe Alexander would have faced? Do you believe he began the necessary measures to remedy these potential problems? Explain.

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Question 17

In the fifth century b.c.e., ________ were the leading naval power in Greece.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thessalians 
B)  Spartans 
C)  Peloponnesians 
D)  Athenians

Question 18

When the great Theban general ________ was killed at the Battle of Mantinea, Theban dominance died with him.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

________ studied marine biology, which played a large part in his thinking.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

According to Empedocles, what two primary forces move the four basic elements, fire, water, earth, and air that compose our universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  love and strife 
B)  gods and magic 
C)  chaos and order 
D)  humans and gods

Exam 3: Classical and Hellenistic Greece