BENJAMIN CAVILL I-HUMAN CASE STUDY WITH
FEEDBACK FROM EXPERT WITH ALL SECTIONS
REQUIRED 2023 APRIL GRADED A
Who was the first known "author" in the history of western literature? - ANSWER:
Homer
Which war provided the background for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey? - ANSWER:
Trojan War
What civilization conquered the Assyrian Empire? - ANSWER: The Persians
What Greek epic poem recounts the story of Achilles and the Trojan War? -
ANSWER: The Iliad
Who was the first great Greek historian (the "Father of History")? - ANSWER:
Herodotus
By the eighth century B.C.E., what had become the principal subject of Greek art? -
ANSWER: Human Body
What does the oldest known statue depict? - ANSWER: a female fertility figure
What is a mode? - ANSWER: a scale
Which philosopher tried to explain all phenomena in terms of one or more material
elements? - ANSWER: Thales
What is the archaic smile? - ANSWER: A facial expression
What evidence is there of the importance of music in early Greek culture figures? -
ANSWER: Depictions of musicians on pottery
Which Greek god represented supreme good? - ANSWER: none
Who was the first woman to leave a literary record of her personal feelings? -
ANSWER: Sappho
What was the polis? - ANSWER: city-state
What was the meander found on Greek geometric pottery? - ANSWER: A maze
pattern
In Greek music, what was the doctrine of ethos? - ANSWER: Music can influence
human behavior
, Where did the Sumerians first settle? - ANSWER: The Fertile Crescent
Why is painted pottery emphasized in the study of the first 300 years of Greek art? -
ANSWER: Little other art has survived
Who was the first great architect known to history? - ANSWER: Imhotep
What political events characterized the last century of the Roman Republic (133
B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E.)? - ANSWER: Power struggles between Marius, Sulla, Pompey and
Caesar
What are the two main periods of Roman history called? - ANSWER: Republican and
Imperial Rome
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War? - ANSWER: Athens's use of the
Delian League's treasury
Which style did Roman architecture prefer? - ANSWER: Corinthian
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire? - ANSWER: Emperor Augustus
According to Aristotle, what caused the downfall of tragic heroes? - ANSWER: A
character flaw
Who was the greatest Greek author of comedy plays? - ANSWER: Aristophanes
Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period? -
ANSWER: Alexandria, Pergamum, and Antioch
What is the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus? - ANSWER: Bacchus
According to the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace), how did Augustus want to be
remembered by future generations? - ANSWER: As a leader in Rome's glorious
ascendancy
What principal school of philosophy in Rome believed that the proper goal of life was
pleasure? - ANSWER: Epicureanism
What was the primary function of the chorus in Greek theater? - ANSWER: To
provide a commentary upon a drama
Who introduced the idea of catharsis in the analysis of drama? - ANSWER: Aristotle
What was the function of the Pont du Gard? - ANSWER: It was an aqueduct.
FEEDBACK FROM EXPERT WITH ALL SECTIONS
REQUIRED 2023 APRIL GRADED A
Who was the first known "author" in the history of western literature? - ANSWER:
Homer
Which war provided the background for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey? - ANSWER:
Trojan War
What civilization conquered the Assyrian Empire? - ANSWER: The Persians
What Greek epic poem recounts the story of Achilles and the Trojan War? -
ANSWER: The Iliad
Who was the first great Greek historian (the "Father of History")? - ANSWER:
Herodotus
By the eighth century B.C.E., what had become the principal subject of Greek art? -
ANSWER: Human Body
What does the oldest known statue depict? - ANSWER: a female fertility figure
What is a mode? - ANSWER: a scale
Which philosopher tried to explain all phenomena in terms of one or more material
elements? - ANSWER: Thales
What is the archaic smile? - ANSWER: A facial expression
What evidence is there of the importance of music in early Greek culture figures? -
ANSWER: Depictions of musicians on pottery
Which Greek god represented supreme good? - ANSWER: none
Who was the first woman to leave a literary record of her personal feelings? -
ANSWER: Sappho
What was the polis? - ANSWER: city-state
What was the meander found on Greek geometric pottery? - ANSWER: A maze
pattern
In Greek music, what was the doctrine of ethos? - ANSWER: Music can influence
human behavior
, Where did the Sumerians first settle? - ANSWER: The Fertile Crescent
Why is painted pottery emphasized in the study of the first 300 years of Greek art? -
ANSWER: Little other art has survived
Who was the first great architect known to history? - ANSWER: Imhotep
What political events characterized the last century of the Roman Republic (133
B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E.)? - ANSWER: Power struggles between Marius, Sulla, Pompey and
Caesar
What are the two main periods of Roman history called? - ANSWER: Republican and
Imperial Rome
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War? - ANSWER: Athens's use of the
Delian League's treasury
Which style did Roman architecture prefer? - ANSWER: Corinthian
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire? - ANSWER: Emperor Augustus
According to Aristotle, what caused the downfall of tragic heroes? - ANSWER: A
character flaw
Who was the greatest Greek author of comedy plays? - ANSWER: Aristophanes
Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period? -
ANSWER: Alexandria, Pergamum, and Antioch
What is the Roman equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus? - ANSWER: Bacchus
According to the Ara Pacis (Altar of Peace), how did Augustus want to be
remembered by future generations? - ANSWER: As a leader in Rome's glorious
ascendancy
What principal school of philosophy in Rome believed that the proper goal of life was
pleasure? - ANSWER: Epicureanism
What was the primary function of the chorus in Greek theater? - ANSWER: To
provide a commentary upon a drama
Who introduced the idea of catharsis in the analysis of drama? - ANSWER: Aristotle
What was the function of the Pont du Gard? - ANSWER: It was an aqueduct.
