Question 1

Which of the following best characterizes the typical life of a Spartan woman

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A)  fighting in the army alongside the men
B)  a more restricted life than other Greek women
C)  study of poetry and philosophy
D)  gymnastic training and indoctrination in Spartan idealsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Compare and contrast the fundamental political,social,and economic institutions of Athens and Sparta about 500 B.C.E.What were the major differences? Similarities?

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Question 3

The major city-state that controlled the peninsula of Attica was

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A)  Athens.
B)  Sparta.
C)  Corinth.
D)  Argos.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

A hoplite phalanx is

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A)  a disciplined,closed fighting formation.
B)  a large many-oared warship.
C)  a new tax leveled against foreigners in Athens.
D)  a Greek cavalry formation.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Which best describes the beliefs of Epicurus?

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A)  pursuit of happiness,practical atheism,withdrawal from public life
B)  pursuit of knowledge,belief in gods,public spiritedness
C)  a life in harmony with god and nature,knowledge of good and evil,avoidance of passion
D)  idealism,literary and historical studies,"indifference"E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Compare and contrast the views of Epicurus,Zeno and the Stoics,and the Cynics on civic duty,virtue,and happiness.

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Question 7

In the Greek world, a polis was a(n)

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A)  independent political unit.
B)  small city.
C)  community sharing common ancestors and religious rites.
D)  All of these answers are correct.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

In Euripides’s play Medea, Athenian women seem

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A)  not to need husbands.
B)  to be weak.
C)  unsure of their roles.
D)  to be at risk for social isolation.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

According to Map 3-7, Alexander the Great

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A)  departed Europe for Asia and never returned.
B)  invaded Arabia after he finished with his Persian campaigns.
C)  died of fever in Bactria.
D)  conquered all of India before returning to Persia.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The primary cause of the Peloponnesian War was

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A)  the rise of Sparta.
B)  Athens's growing domination over the other city-states.
C)  the emergence of Thebes.
D)  the threat from Philip of Macedonia.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which best describes Alexander's early strategy against Persia?

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A)  Besiege the closest cities and wear the opposition down over a long period of time.
B)  Attack Egypt first,since it was the key to Persian strength.
C)  Seek quick and decisive battles to gain money and supplies from the conquered territory.
D)  None of these answers are correct.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

The greatest concentrations of Greek cities were located in which regions?

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A)  Attica,the Peloponnesus,and Ionia
B)  Attica,Thessaly,and Asia Minor
C)  The Peloponnesus,Macedonia,and Thrace
D)  Thrace,Asia Minor,Rhodes,and CreteE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

What impact did the conquests of Alexander have on the Greek world and poleis? How did the Greek city-states' view of their relationship to each other and to the rest of the world change after Alexander?

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Question 14

What were the major consequences of Alexander's death? Why did his empire fail to maintain political unity? Assess the achievement of Alexander.Was he a conscious promoter of Western Civilization or just an egomaniac,drunk with the lust of conquest? How would the world be different had Alexander never lived or had he set out to conquer the West instead of the East?

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Question 15

Which best describes the philosophy of the Stoics?

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A)  denunciation of convention,advocacy of a crude life in accordance with nature
B)  a life in harmony with god and nature,knowledge of good and evil,avoidance of passion
C)  since nothing can be known,nothing matters
D)  None of these answers are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

In the Spartan government, which institution represented the democratic element?

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A)  the assembly
B)  board of ephors
C)  the council of elders
D)  the kingsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

The Peloponnesus is

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A)  a peninsula attached to mainland Greece by a narrow isthmus.
B)  an island covered with mountains.
C)  an island separated from Greece by the Gulf of Corinth.
D)  much smaller than Attica.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Discuss the geographical setting of ancient Greek civilization.Why did Greece's Bronze Age culture first flower on Crete? Who were the Minoans? What kinds of evidence about their civilization do we possess? Who were the Mycenaeans? What was the relationship of their culture to the Minoan culture? Why did the Mycenaean civilization fail?

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Question 19

Explain how the Athenian Empire came into existence.Did it offer any advantages to its members? How do you explain the resistance to Athenian efforts to unify the Greek world in the fifth and fourth centuries?

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Question 20

The League of Corinth

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A)  guaranteed the autonomy of the Greeks.
B)  promoted piracy and civil war.
C)  showed that the polis had lost control of its own affairs.
D)  All of these answers are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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