Intro to Humanities: Greece
In over a millennium, Greece expanded as far West as Spain and as far east as: a) Turkey b) India c) Iran d) Pakistan
B) India
Which century is considered the "Golden Age" of Greece? a) 5th b) 6th c) 4th d) 3rd
a) 5th
Which of the following is the range of dates for the Archaic Period? a) 800-500 BCE b) 1100-800 BCE c) 480-323 BCE d) 1600-1100 BCE
a) 800-500 BCE
Greek drama emerged from the worship of the gods, specifically the celebrations of which god or goddess? a) Dionysus b) Artemis c) Apollo d) Zeus
a) Dionysus
Which of the following was the Greek messenger god? a) Hermes b) Dionysus c) Eros d) Hephaestus
a) Hermes
At one time, the entire expanse of land stretching from Greece to where was controlled by the Persians? a) India b) Iraq c) Turkey d) Egypt
a) India
Which of the following is the meaning of poleis? a) It is the plural form of 'polis', which is the Greek word for 'city-state'. b) It is the Greek word for 'police'. c) It is a Greek word which refers to the rocky, mountainous terrain of mainland Greece. d) It is the Greek word that means 'patriotism'.
a) It is the plural form of 'polis', which is the Greek word for 'city-state'.
Which of the following founded a school called the "Academy"? a) Plato b) Aristotle c) Socrates
a) Plato
Greek religion helped shape the spiritual beliefs of the Etruscans and who else? a) Romans b) Syrians c) Egyptians d)
a) Romans
Where did the Greeks defeat the Persians in a naval battle in 480 BCE? a) Salamis b) Marathon c) Plataea d) Piraeus
a) Salamis
Which of the following playwrights won the dramatic festival 18 times? a) Sophocles b) Euripides c) Aeschylus d) Plautus
a) Sophocles
Which of the following groups of people were denied citizenship in ancient Athens? (There is more than one correct response. Check all that apply.) a) slaves b) resident aliens c) women d) freed slaves
a) slaves b) resident aliens c) women d) freed slaves
The Hellenistic Period stretched to the year 31 BCE, with what event? a) the defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra b) the fall of Corinth to the Romans c) the burning of the Library of Alexandria d) the founding of the Roman Republic
a) the defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra
Which of the following statements about the ancient Greek Olympics are true? (There is more than one correct response. Check all that are true.) a) There were prizes for first and second place b) All wars were temporarily suspended during the Olympics c) All Greek poleis agreed to let athletes travel with safe passage to take part in the games d) The games were dedicated to Apollo, the chief god of the Greeks
b) All wars were temporarily suspended during the Olympics c) All Greek poleis agreed to let athletes travel with safe passage to take part in the games
Which of the following single-handedly founded the disciplines of biology, literary criticism, political science, and logical philosophy? a) Plato b) Aristotle c) Socrates
b) Aristotle
Which of the following was the Greek god of the Underworld? a) Ares b) Hades c) Apollo d) Heracles
b) Hades
Which of the following was the so-called "Father of History"? a) Thucydides b) Herodotus c) Manetho d) Homer
b) Herodotus
Which of the following Classical Greek philosophers never wrote anything down? a) Aristotle b) Socrates c) Plato
b) Socrates
Who was Athens' rival in the Peloponnesian War? a) Corinth b) Sparta c) Thebes d) Delphi
b) Sparta
Which of the following is NOT true about ancient Greek religion? a) Like the Greek city-states, Greek religion was also fragmented. b) The Greeks had a sacred text that was passed down for hundreds of years. c) The Greek gods and goddesses were anthropomorphized.
b) The Greeks had a sacred text that was passed down for hundreds of years.
Which of the following is considered to be the first actor? a) Aeschylus b) Thespis c) Dionysus d) Aristophanes
b) Thespis
Part of which modern-day country was known as "Anatolia" in ancient times? a) Syria b) Turkey c) Egypt d) Iraq
b) Turkey
In what area did the Phoenicians have the most important influence upon the ancient Greeks? a) mathematics b) a system of writing c) agriculture d) pottery-making
b) a system of writing
Which of the following are the ancient Greeks NOT credited with? a) carrying out the first experiments in democratic government b) inventing the essential elements of civilization itself c) creating forms of drama like comedy and tragedy d) devising the method of researching and writing history itself
b) inventing the essential elements of civilization itself
While not all scholars agree on this point, perhaps the single most memorable achievement of the Classical Period was in which discipline? a) mathematics b) philosophy c) art and architecture d) epic poetry
b) philosophy
The word "democracy" derives from the Greek words demos, meaning "people", and kratos, meaning what? a) unity b) power c) representation d) politics
b) power
What was, first and foremost, the most significant consequence of the collapse of the Bronze Age? a) a delay in scientific progress b) the dramatic decline of foreign trade c) the decline of agriculture d) a decline in education
b) the dramatic decline of foreign trade
In addition to democracy, what else did the Greeks earn a reputation for? a) their athletic prowess b) their military c) their architecture d) their education system
b) their military
According to legend, how many miles did the Greek herald run to bring news of the victory at Marathon to Athens? a) 10 b) 150 c) 26 d) 52
c) 26
The population of Athens during the Classical Period is estimated to have been 250,000-300,000. How many of them were adult male citizens entitled to vote in the Assembly? a) 60,000 b) 6000 c) 30,000 d) 10,000
c) 30,000
In what year was Athens defeated in the Peloponnesian War? a) 490 BCE b) 146 BCE c) 404 BCE d) 323 BCE
c) 404 BCE
Which of the following is the correct range of dates for the "Classical Period"? a) 480-404 BCE b) 800-500 BCE c) 480-323 BCE d) 323-146 BCE
c) 480-323 BCE
In what year were the first Olympic games held in ancient Greece? a) 509 BCE b) 800 BCE c) 776 BCE d) 393 CE
c) 776 BCE
Which of the following is NOT true of the Greek city-states during the Archaic Period? a) All Greeks spoke mutually intelligible dialects of the Greek language. b) All Greeks worshiped the same pantheon of gods. c) All Greeks used the same coinage d) All Greeks held drawn-out drinking parties called 'symposia'
c) All Greeks used the same coinage
Which of the following was NOT a Greek playwright of tragedies? a) Aeschylus b) Sophocles c) Aristophanes d) Euripides
c) Aristophanes
Which of the following wrote the play "Lysistrata," which was set during the Peloponnesian War? a) Sophocles b) Aeschylus c) Aristophanes d) Euripides
c) Aristophanes
What was the ancient name for the western part of the region referred to in the above question? a) Phoenicia b) Thera c) Ionia d) Dacia
c) Ionia
What event marks the beginning of what historians refer to as the "Dark Ages of the Aegean Sea Region"? a) the destruction of Minoan civilization around 1600 BCE b) the fall of Troy around 1200 BCE c) the collapse of Mycenaean civilization around 1100 BCE
c) the collapse of Mycenaean civilization around 1100 BCE
What even marked the end of the classical period and the beginning of the Hellenistic Period? a) the Greek victory against the Persians b) the death of Pericles c) the death of Alexander the Great d) the beginning of the Peloponnesian War
c) the death of Alexander the Great
The word "Hellenistic" comes from the verb "to hellenize", which means what? a) to defeat Greek culture b) to absorb Greek culture c) to spread Greek culture d) to imitate Greek culture
c) to spread Greek culture
How many soldiers did the Greeks supposedly lose in their battle against the Persians at Marathon? a) 11,000 b) 300 c) 6000 d) 192
d) 192
What is the word that the Greeks used to refer to themselves? a) Achaeans b) Dacians c) Mycenaeans d) Hellenes
d) Hellenes
Which of the following was the queen of the Greek gods and wife of Zeus? a) Demeter b) Athena c) Persephone d) Hera
d) Hera
What is the name of the Athenian statesman who dominated politics in Athens for more than thirty years during the "Golden Age"? a) Plato b) Solon c) Cleisthenes d) Pericles
d) Pericles
Which of the following groups was considered to be the great traders and merchants of the Iron Age with whom the Greeks established long-distance trade routes? a) Egyptians b) Syrians c) Anatolians d) Phoenicians
d) Phoenicians
Other than political events, the Classical Period of Greece is best remembered for what type of achievements? a) musical b) military c) agricultural d) artistic and intellectual
d) artistic and intellectual
Which of the following principles does NOT relate to the "Classical ideal"? a) order b) harmony c) solemnity d) emotion/expression
d) emotion/expression
What did the historian Thucydides write about? a) the Persian Wars b) the Trojan Wars c) the plague years in Athens d) the Peloponnesian War
d) the Peloponnesian War
In which Greek city-state did the first large-scale democracy develop? a) Corinth b) Sparta c) Athens d) Thebes
C) Athens
The Minoans and Mycenaeans were two civilizations of which age? a) Neolithic b) Paleolithic c) Bronze d) Iron
C) Bronze
Ancient Greece was a collection of over how many territories? a. 500 b. 250 c. 750 d. 1500
D) 1500
