HIEU 201 CHAPTER 3 QUIZ
HIEU 201 Chapter 3 Quiz
The Dark Age refers to
a. a period of military chaos but economic prosperity in the Greek world.
b. a period of economic chaos but artistic and intellectual growth.
c. a period of transition between Mycenaean and Hellenic civilizations.
d. a period of migration of Greek tribes away from fertile lands to the mountains and the abandonment of Aegean
islands
The work of Homer
a. contains the origins of the notion that human excellence was a combination of thought and action.
b. celebrates war without reflecting on its tragic character.
c. rejects military prowess and the pursuit of glory and fame as criteria for human excellence.
d. depicts the gods as primarily responsible for the good or evil that befell human beings.
The Olympian religion that emerged in ancient Greece
a. did not put an end to the worship of local gods or the practicing of local rituals.
b. was monotheistic, worshipping Zeus as the only god.
c. played no role in the lives of the Greek people after the development of philosophy.
d. centered on a powerful professional priesthood that could dictate absolute truths.
The polis
a. resulted from the disintegration of much larger political units.
b. could be very large, comprising vast territories and huge populations.
c. was comprised mostly of non-citizens, with a small number of citizens who made the laws.
d. was comprised mostly of full citizens, with a small number of non-citizens who could not participate in
lawmaking.
Spartan society was militaristic primarily because
a. Spartan conquest of Messenia was the first step in the Spartans' plan to conquer all of Greece.
b. Sparta relied on overwhelming military superiority to maintain dominance over the majority of its society.
c. Spartans were forced to defend themselves from the Persians, who threatened an invasion of the Peloponnesus.
d. the Spartans had to defend the Helots from the perioikoi.
Solon's reforms
a. opened the highest offices to the poorest Athenians.
b. excluded aristocrats from political life.
c. undermined the rights of the traditional aristocracy.
d. excluded the poor from political participation.
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HIEU 201 Chapter 3 Quiz
The Dark Age refers to
a. a period of military chaos but economic prosperity in the Greek world.
b. a period of economic chaos but artistic and intellectual growth.
c. a period of transition between Mycenaean and Hellenic civilizations.
d. a period of migration of Greek tribes away from fertile lands to the mountains and the abandonment of Aegean
islands
The work of Homer
a. contains the origins of the notion that human excellence was a combination of thought and action.
b. celebrates war without reflecting on its tragic character.
c. rejects military prowess and the pursuit of glory and fame as criteria for human excellence.
d. depicts the gods as primarily responsible for the good or evil that befell human beings.
The Olympian religion that emerged in ancient Greece
a. did not put an end to the worship of local gods or the practicing of local rituals.
b. was monotheistic, worshipping Zeus as the only god.
c. played no role in the lives of the Greek people after the development of philosophy.
d. centered on a powerful professional priesthood that could dictate absolute truths.
The polis
a. resulted from the disintegration of much larger political units.
b. could be very large, comprising vast territories and huge populations.
c. was comprised mostly of non-citizens, with a small number of citizens who made the laws.
d. was comprised mostly of full citizens, with a small number of non-citizens who could not participate in
lawmaking.
Spartan society was militaristic primarily because
a. Spartan conquest of Messenia was the first step in the Spartans' plan to conquer all of Greece.
b. Sparta relied on overwhelming military superiority to maintain dominance over the majority of its society.
c. Spartans were forced to defend themselves from the Persians, who threatened an invasion of the Peloponnesus.
d. the Spartans had to defend the Helots from the perioikoi.
Solon's reforms
a. opened the highest offices to the poorest Athenians.
b. excluded aristocrats from political life.
c. undermined the rights of the traditional aristocracy.
d. excluded the poor from political participation.
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