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1M03 Final Exam Quiz

Question 1 of 60

1

When were the Greek Dark Ages?

Select one of the following:

  • 1150-750 BC

  • 750-600 BC

  • 500-450 BC

Explanation

Question 2 of 60

1

What was NOT a characteristic of the Greek Renaissance?

Select one of the following:

  • Greece was united by 1 language although this came with many different dialects

  • Beginning of formation of individual states but also Panhellenism

  • Writing down important events became less common

Explanation

Question 3 of 60

1

In what century did the epic poet Homer write the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Select one of the following:

  • 5th

  • 7th

  • 8th

Explanation

Question 4 of 60

1

What did "Sanctuaries" include?

Select one of the following:

  • A temple

  • A temple and an altar for sacrifice

  • An altar and a statue of a god or goddess

Explanation

Question 5 of 60

1

When was the Archaic Age?

Select one of the following:

  • c. 750-480 BC

  • c. 600-480 BC

  • c. 750-460 BC

Explanation

Question 6 of 60

1

What is the best definition of a Greek city-state?

Select one of the following:

  • A society of citizen-farmers: independent smallholders coming together in participatory self-government

  • A society of citizen-farmers: independent smallholders coming together in a participatory monarchy

  • A society of citizen-farmers who farmed when needed and went to war when needed

Explanation

Question 7 of 60

1

A hoplite was a heavy infantryman

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 60

1

What was the phalanx?

Select one of the following:

  • An enormous temple devoted to all of the Greek gods and goddesses

  • A wall of shields together with their spears pointing out ahead

  • A shield used by the hoplon

Explanation

Question 9 of 60

1

Who was excluded from participating in the governing of the polis?

Select one of the following:

  • Women

  • People who did not own land

  • People who owned more than 10 acres of land

  • Both A and B

Explanation

Question 10 of 60

1

What was a Ephor?

Select one of the following:

  • The council of elders in Sparta

  • Overseers in Athens- they were 5 citizens elected that had to be 30 years or older and were generally elites

  • Overseers in Sparta- they were 5 citizens elected that had to be 30 years or older and were generally elites

Explanation

Question 11 of 60

1

What was unusual about Spartan government?

Select one of the following:

  • They were a monarchy, most Greek city states at the time were democratic

  • They had two kings

  • Those with little or no land were excluded from the francize/ political participation

Explanation

Question 12 of 60

1

Boys joined the Agoge in Sparta at age 16

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 60

1

Spartan woman had more autonomy than most other Greek woman

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 60

1

The Spartans used the helots for...

Select one of the following:

  • Crop production

  • Soldiers

  • Both A and B

  • Household servants

Explanation

Question 15 of 60

1

The emergence of full-time citizen-sailors can be referred to as...

Select one of the following:

  • The Persian League

  • The Delphi League

  • The Delian League

Explanation

Question 16 of 60

1

Athens was a main exporter of what good

Select one of the following:

  • Linen

  • Red figure pottery

  • Wine

Explanation

Question 17 of 60

1

What happened during the plague of 430 BCE?

Select one of the following:

  • 30% of the Spartan population died

  • 20% of the helots died

  • 20% of the Athenian population died

Explanation

Question 18 of 60

1

Spartan helots lived in Pylos

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 60

1

The Athenians were never able to restore democracy after they were defeated by the Spartans

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

After the Peloponnesian War there was a high demand for as many cities had lost their population of soldiers

Explanation

Question 21 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

In 395 and turned against Sparta and formed alliances with Sparta’s enemies

Explanation

Question 22 of 60

1

When was the Corinthian War?

Select one of the following:

  • After the Peloponnesian War

  • 395-387 BC

  • 458-450

  • Both A and B

Explanation

Question 23 of 60

1

What is NOT true about Philip the 2nd of Macedon?

Select one of the following:

  • He was a brave and brutal general

  • He became king in 359 BC

  • He lost both of his eyes in battle

  • He mobilized Macedon’s potential and mobilized their resources

Explanation

Question 24 of 60

1

Who won the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC?

Select one of the following:

  • The Macedonians

  • The Greeks

  • The Romans

Explanation

Question 25 of 60

1

Philip was assassinated in 336 by his son Alexander

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 60

1

Who was Darius the Third?

Select one of the following:

  • A Macedonian rival of Alexander's

  • A Persian Elite

  • A Persian King

Explanation

Question 27 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

After the Battle of Gaugamela in , Darius fleas and abandons to Alexander. He is then soon after.

Explanation

Question 28 of 60

1

Which of these facts about Alexander the Great's Death is not true?

Select one of the following:

  • He died at the age of 32

  • His died in battle

  • He died in Babylon

  • He died of an illness

Explanation

Question 29 of 60

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Alexander's death marked the end of the Period

Explanation

Question 30 of 60

1

Which of these is not a major monument in Alexandria

Select one of the following:

  • A Library

  • A Statue of Philip the 2nd

  • The Pharos lighthouse

  • A Museum

Explanation

Question 31 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The Rosetta Stone had , , and scripts

Explanation

Question 32 of 60

1

What does this best describe "a religious and civic area similar to the Greek agora"

Select one of the following:

  • Curia Hostilia

  • Regia

  • Roman Forum

Explanation

Question 33 of 60

1

What happens at the end of the Melian Dialogue?

Select one of the following:

  • The Athenians forgive the people of Melos entirely

  • Melos is totally destroyed and then colonized by the Athenians

  • The Melians defeat the Athenians and gain independence

Explanation

Question 34 of 60

1

What is the traditional foundation date of Rome

Select one of the following:

  • 53 BC

  • 52 BC

  • 56 BC

Explanation

Question 35 of 60

1

What is NOT true about Vergil?

Select one of the following:

  • He was a Roman Emperor

  • He wrote the Aeneid

  • He had similar writing style and characters to Homer’s epic poems

  • He attempted to offer advice to Augustus and caution him through the Aeneid

Explanation

Question 36 of 60

1

Which best describes Roman religion?

Select one of the following:

  • Romans generally did not care about religion

  • There was no separation between church and state

  • The Emperor was always a priest

Explanation

Question 37 of 60

1

The Flamen Dialis was the high priest of Juno

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 38 of 60

1

Orthopraxy means....

Select one of the following:

  • Concerned with belief

  • Concerned with right action

  • A non believer

Explanation

Question 39 of 60

1

What is the central theme of the Iliad?

Select one of the following:

  • The frustration of Achilles

  • The joy of Achilles

  • The rage of Achilles

Explanation

Question 40 of 60

1

On a day to day basis Roman provinces contributed...

Select one of the following:

  • Soldiers

  • By paying taxes

  • Slaves

Explanation

Question 41 of 60

1

A triumph is...

Select one of the following:

  • A procession through the streets of Rome up to the temple of Jupiter

  • A large Roman festival celebrating Rome's victories

  • A religious festival

Explanation

Question 42 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Ptolemy had head cut off and presented it to

Explanation

Question 43 of 60

1

Caesar expanded the Senate from 600 men to 900 men

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 44 of 60

1

When did Caesar die?

Select one of the following:

  • March 15, 44

  • March 14, 44

  • March 15, 45

Explanation

Question 45 of 60

1

Who composed the Second Triumvirate?

Select one of the following:

  • Caesar, Anthony, and Octavian

  • Corner, Antony and Caesar

  • Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus

Explanation

Question 46 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Antony & Octavian defeat & Brutus at Philippi in .

Explanation

Question 47 of 60

1

Who decided that he would hold one of the two consulships every year

Select one of the following:

  • Caesar

  • Octavian

  • Nero

Explanation

Question 48 of 60

1

Augustus declared himself...

Select one of the following:

  • First Citizen

  • Dictator

  • High Priest of Jupiter

Explanation

Question 49 of 60

1

Which one of these monuments did Augustus have built?

Select one of the following:

  • A luxurious palace for himself

  • Ara Pacis Augustae

  • Hogwarts

Explanation

Question 50 of 60

1

Who was the first Julio-Claudian?

Select one of the following:

  • Nero

  • Tiberious

  • Augustus

Explanation

Question 51 of 60

1

Gaius became a much more gentle leader after he overcame his illness in 38 CE

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 52 of 60

1

Who was Claudious's heir?

Select one of the following:

  • Polybious

  • Burrus

  • Nero

Explanation

Question 53 of 60

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Nero often appeared in public dressed as a

Explanation

Question 54 of 60

1

69 AD was the year of...

Select one of the following:

  • The beginning of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

  • The four emperors

  • Nero's birth

Explanation

Question 55 of 60

1

When did the Flavian dynasty begin?

Select one of the following:

  • 75 CE

  • 66 CE

  • 70 CE

Explanation

Question 56 of 60

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

was the first official emperor in name and in , not simply the first citizen but a as head of state

Explanation

Question 57 of 60

1

Hadrian was chosen to be the heir of...

Select one of the following:

  • Lucius

  • Trajan

  • Julio

Explanation

Question 58 of 60

1

Between 235-284 CE, there were about how many emperors?

Select one of the following:

  • 40

  • 18

  • 10

Explanation

Question 59 of 60

1

Who was the old oligarch?

Select one of the following:

  • An priest that supported oligarchy

  • Unsure

  • An unnamed woman who hated all forms of government besides oligarchy

Explanation

Question 60 of 60

1

Who wrote "Histories"?

Select one of the following:

  • Homer

  • Aristotle

  • Herodotus?

Explanation

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