HIEU 201 Chapter 3 quiz
Question
The Dark Age refers to
a. a period of migration of Greek tribes away from fertile lands to the mountains and the
abandonment of Aegean islands.
b. a period of transition between Mycenaean and Hellenic civilizations.
c. a period of economic chaos but artistic and intellectual growth.
d. a period of military chaos but economic prosperity in the Greek world.
Question
The work of Homer
a. depicts the gods as primarily responsible for the good or evil that befell human beings.
b. contains the origins of the notion that human excellence was a combination of thought and
action.
c. rejects military prowess and the pursuit of glory and fame as criteria for human excellence.
d. celebrates war without reflecting on its tragic character.
Question
The Olympian religion that emerged in ancient Greece
a. centered on a powerful professional priesthood that could dictate absolute truths.
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. did not put an end to the worship of local gods or the practicing of local rituals.
, Question
The polis
a. was comprised mostly of full citizens, with a small number of non-citizens who could not
participate in lawmaking.
b. was comprised mostly of non-citizens, with a small number of citizens who made the laws.
c. resulted from the disintegration of much larger political units.
d. could be very large, comprising vast territories and huge populations.
Question
Spartan society was militaristic primarily because
a. Sparta relied on overwhelming military superiority to maintain dominance over the majority of
its society.
b. the Spartans had to defend the Helots from the perioikoi.
c. Spartan conquest of Messenia was the first step in the Spartans' plan to conquer all of Greece.
d. Spartans were forced to defend themselves from the Persians, who threatened an invasion of
the Peloponnesus.
Question
Solon's reforms
a. undermined the rights of the traditional aristocracy.
b. opened the highest offices to the poorest Athenians.
c. excluded the poor from political participation.
Question
The Dark Age refers to
a. a period of migration of Greek tribes away from fertile lands to the mountains and the
abandonment of Aegean islands.
b. a period of transition between Mycenaean and Hellenic civilizations.
c. a period of economic chaos but artistic and intellectual growth.
d. a period of military chaos but economic prosperity in the Greek world.
Question
The work of Homer
a. depicts the gods as primarily responsible for the good or evil that befell human beings.
b. contains the origins of the notion that human excellence was a combination of thought and
action.
c. rejects military prowess and the pursuit of glory and fame as criteria for human excellence.
d. celebrates war without reflecting on its tragic character.
Question
The Olympian religion that emerged in ancient Greece
a. centered on a powerful professional priesthood that could dictate absolute truths.
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. did not put an end to the worship of local gods or the practicing of local rituals.
, Question
The polis
a. was comprised mostly of full citizens, with a small number of non-citizens who could not
participate in lawmaking.
b. was comprised mostly of non-citizens, with a small number of citizens who made the laws.
c. resulted from the disintegration of much larger political units.
d. could be very large, comprising vast territories and huge populations.
Question
Spartan society was militaristic primarily because
a. Sparta relied on overwhelming military superiority to maintain dominance over the majority of
its society.
b. the Spartans had to defend the Helots from the perioikoi.
c. Spartan conquest of Messenia was the first step in the Spartans' plan to conquer all of Greece.
d. Spartans were forced to defend themselves from the Persians, who threatened an invasion of
the Peloponnesus.
Question
Solon's reforms
a. undermined the rights of the traditional aristocracy.
b. opened the highest offices to the poorest Athenians.
c. excluded the poor from political participation.
