WORLD HISTORY EXAM #3: Ancient GREECE (closed book/notebook)
NAME: __________________________________
Multiple Choice -- select the best answer and mark the scantron card:
1. Which statement about the ancient Greek Olympics is not true??
a. It represented meritocracy, because winners in each event were determined by who was the bestat the event.
b. It was held every four years.
c. There were separate events for men, for boys, and for women.
d. The winners would receive laurel wreaths to wear on their heads, symbolizing victory.
e. Thousands of spectators attended the Olympic Games.
2. Which statement about the ancient Greeks is most accurate?
a. Greece achieved its great political fame largely due to its formation of a single democratic government for all Greeks.
b. Greece achieved its great economic success largelydue to it being surrounded on three sides by seas.
c. Greece achieved its great military success largely through its development of the largest armies in the world.
d. Greece achieved its great religious fame due to its development of a monotheistic system of belief.
e. Greece never achieved fame in the ancient world.
3. In Greek cities, what was the agora?
a. the schools
b. the army
c. the government
d. the exercise fields
e. the market place.
4. What set off the first of Greece's wars with the Persian Empire?
a.Persia's desire to conquer all of Greece
b. Sparta's desire to become an empire
C. Athens' burning of a Persian city
D. Alexander the Great's hatred of Persia
E. 9/11
5. The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, meaning it was
a. ruled by the few.
b. ruled by religious leaders.
c. controlled by a popular vote.
d. ruled by a king.
e. ruled by Ollie Garchy, a prominent tyrant.
6. Which of the following happened at the battle of Marathon?
a. an outnumbered Greek navy defeated the Persian navy.
b. an outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persian army.
c. Three hundred Spartans, along with several thousand other Greek soldiers, held off the Persian army for 3 days.
d. Alexander the Great and a combined Greek and Macedonian army defeated the Persian army.
e. An outnumbered Persian army defeated a combined force of Greeks.
7. Which of the following was part of the structure of Spartan government?
a. An assembly of all male citizens who voted on law
b. 2 kings, who commanded in war
c. 5 ephors, who ran the day-to-day affairs of the city-state
d. a council of elders, made up of retired soldiers
e. Spartan government was made up of b, c. and d.
8. Greece was dominated by city-states. The Greek name for a city-state was
a. hoplite.
b. agora.
c. polis.
d. pantheon.
e. agoge.
9. A Spartan warrior was told to return from war
a. with lots of black broth.
b. before he turned 20.
c. victorious or dead.
d. as soon as possible in order to return to farming.
e. with great treasures.
10. Greek tyrants were
a. all oppressive and evil.
b. supporters of aristocrats.
c. rulers who seized power by force.
d. hired soldiers.
e. kings.
11. In Athens by 500 B.C., every male citizen
a. was in the lower class.
b. could vote on all major issues.
c. was on active duty in the military.
d. was married.
e. cut his hair short.
12. The Persians won the battle of Thermopylae, but not before they were held off for 3 days by three hundred
a. elephants.
b. Athenians.
c. Macedonians.
d. Olympic athletes.
e. Spartans.
13. The Persian Empire was defeated in its second war with Greece after losing a naval battle at __________ and a land battle at _____________.
a. Marathon/Salamis
b. Salamis/Plataea
c. Thermopylae/Marathon
d. Plataea/Thermopylae
e. Midway Island/Bull Run
14. Much of what we know about Athens before the advent of writing we learned from paintings
a. on pottery, especially vases.
b. on city walls.
c. in Athenian homes.
d. in Athenian museums.
e. on temples.
15. The Greeks invented a method of fighting involving the formation of infantry soldiers into a phalanx. Under what circumstances was a Greek phalanx best suited as the basis of military tactics?
a. on flat, open ground
b. in forested areas
c. in mountainous areas with many valleys and passages
d. on islands.
e. The phalanx was equally effective on any terrain.
16. Which statement about the experience of growing up for boys in ancient Athens and in ancient Sparta is most accurate?
a. Boys were considered less important than girls in Sparta, but not in Athens.
b. Spartan boys received a broader education than Athenian boys, who primarily were given physical and military training..
c. Athenian boys had a greater range of choices about their adult careers than did Spartan boys.
d. Boys exercised in the nude in Athens, but not in Sparta.
e. Boys in Athens were punished for misbehavior more severely than boys in Sparta.
17. Which statement about the experience of growing up for girls in ancient Athens and in ancient Sparta is most accurate?
a. Girls in Athens had less freedom outside the home than did girls in Sparta.
b. Girls in Athens were given physical training, but not girls in Sparta.
c. Girls in Athens could vote upon reaching adulthood, but not girls in Sparta.
d. Girls in Athens had a say in who they would marry, but not girls in Sparta.
e. Life for girls was virtually identical in both Athens and in Sparta.
18. Who did King Leonidas select to fight at Thermopylae?
A. unmarried soldiers
B. soldiers with sons
C. the biggest soldiers
D. the bravest soldiers
E. the strongest soldiers
19. Athens established the world's first democracy. This democracy was based upon rule by which citizens?
A. the wealthy
B. soldiers
C. adult males
D. the educated
E. property owners
20. If you were a helot in Sparta,
A. you were member of the aristocracy.
B. you were a soldier.
C. you were, for all practical purposes, a slave.
D. you were a boy.
E. you were a loaf of dark bread.
21. What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian Wars?
A. Persia defeated Greece
B. Athens defeated Sparta
C. the Greeks defeated Persia
D. the Spartans defeated Athens
E. neither side won
22. Athens became an empire by
A. invading Persia.
B. establishing colonies an allies throughout the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
C. conquering all the other Greek city-states.
D. forming an alliance with the Macedonians.
E. Athens never became an empire.
23. Triremes were the backbone of
A. the Spartan army
B. the Persian army
C. the Athenian army
D. the Spartan navy
E. the Athenian navy
24. The Athenian leader Pericles called Athens "the school of Greece" because
A. other Greek city-states sent their sons there to get an education.
B. Athens alone had schools.
C. the Athenians alone allowed girls to get an education.
D. the best artists, scientists, doctors, musicians, philosophers, etc., all came from Athens.
E. all of the above statements are true
25. Who were known as the Immortals?
A. the Greek gods
B. the Greek heroes
C. the best Spartan soldiers
D. the best Athenian soldiers
E. the best Persian soldiers.
EXTRA CREDIT SHORT ANSWER QUESTION -- Attached is an ancient Greek sculpture showing a boy from ancient Greece receiving a laurel wreath from two priestesses for winning an event t the Olympic Games. Historians cannot say with certainty that the scene depicts an Athenian boy, but they are quite certain it does not depict a boy from Sparta Sparta. Why? (write your answer below):
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* ON THE SCANTRON CARD, BE SURE YOU MARKED 25 ANSWERS, & ONLY ONE CHOICE FOR EACH QUESTION. BE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THIS HANDOUT & THE CARD.
Multiple Choice -- select the best answer and mark the scantron card:
1. Which statement about the ancient Greek Olympics is not true??
a. It represented meritocracy, because winners in each event were determined by who was the bestat the event.
b. It was held every four years.
c. There were separate events for men, for boys, and for women.
d. The winners would receive laurel wreaths to wear on their heads, symbolizing victory.
e. Thousands of spectators attended the Olympic Games.
2. Which statement about the ancient Greeks is most accurate?
a. Greece achieved its great political fame largely due to its formation of a single democratic government for all Greeks.
b. Greece achieved its great economic success largelydue to it being surrounded on three sides by seas.
c. Greece achieved its great military success largely through its development of the largest armies in the world.
d. Greece achieved its great religious fame due to its development of a monotheistic system of belief.
e. Greece never achieved fame in the ancient world.
3. In Greek cities, what was the agora?
a. the schools
b. the army
c. the government
d. the exercise fields
e. the market place.
4. What set off the first of Greece's wars with the Persian Empire?
a.Persia's desire to conquer all of Greece
b. Sparta's desire to become an empire
C. Athens' burning of a Persian city
D. Alexander the Great's hatred of Persia
E. 9/11
5. The government of Sparta was an oligarchy, meaning it was
a. ruled by the few.
b. ruled by religious leaders.
c. controlled by a popular vote.
d. ruled by a king.
e. ruled by Ollie Garchy, a prominent tyrant.
6. Which of the following happened at the battle of Marathon?
a. an outnumbered Greek navy defeated the Persian navy.
b. an outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persian army.
c. Three hundred Spartans, along with several thousand other Greek soldiers, held off the Persian army for 3 days.
d. Alexander the Great and a combined Greek and Macedonian army defeated the Persian army.
e. An outnumbered Persian army defeated a combined force of Greeks.
7. Which of the following was part of the structure of Spartan government?
a. An assembly of all male citizens who voted on law
b. 2 kings, who commanded in war
c. 5 ephors, who ran the day-to-day affairs of the city-state
d. a council of elders, made up of retired soldiers
e. Spartan government was made up of b, c. and d.
8. Greece was dominated by city-states. The Greek name for a city-state was
a. hoplite.
b. agora.
c. polis.
d. pantheon.
e. agoge.
9. A Spartan warrior was told to return from war
a. with lots of black broth.
b. before he turned 20.
c. victorious or dead.
d. as soon as possible in order to return to farming.
e. with great treasures.
10. Greek tyrants were
a. all oppressive and evil.
b. supporters of aristocrats.
c. rulers who seized power by force.
d. hired soldiers.
e. kings.
11. In Athens by 500 B.C., every male citizen
a. was in the lower class.
b. could vote on all major issues.
c. was on active duty in the military.
d. was married.
e. cut his hair short.
12. The Persians won the battle of Thermopylae, but not before they were held off for 3 days by three hundred
a. elephants.
b. Athenians.
c. Macedonians.
d. Olympic athletes.
e. Spartans.
13. The Persian Empire was defeated in its second war with Greece after losing a naval battle at __________ and a land battle at _____________.
a. Marathon/Salamis
b. Salamis/Plataea
c. Thermopylae/Marathon
d. Plataea/Thermopylae
e. Midway Island/Bull Run
14. Much of what we know about Athens before the advent of writing we learned from paintings
a. on pottery, especially vases.
b. on city walls.
c. in Athenian homes.
d. in Athenian museums.
e. on temples.
15. The Greeks invented a method of fighting involving the formation of infantry soldiers into a phalanx. Under what circumstances was a Greek phalanx best suited as the basis of military tactics?
a. on flat, open ground
b. in forested areas
c. in mountainous areas with many valleys and passages
d. on islands.
e. The phalanx was equally effective on any terrain.
16. Which statement about the experience of growing up for boys in ancient Athens and in ancient Sparta is most accurate?
a. Boys were considered less important than girls in Sparta, but not in Athens.
b. Spartan boys received a broader education than Athenian boys, who primarily were given physical and military training..
c. Athenian boys had a greater range of choices about their adult careers than did Spartan boys.
d. Boys exercised in the nude in Athens, but not in Sparta.
e. Boys in Athens were punished for misbehavior more severely than boys in Sparta.
17. Which statement about the experience of growing up for girls in ancient Athens and in ancient Sparta is most accurate?
a. Girls in Athens had less freedom outside the home than did girls in Sparta.
b. Girls in Athens were given physical training, but not girls in Sparta.
c. Girls in Athens could vote upon reaching adulthood, but not girls in Sparta.
d. Girls in Athens had a say in who they would marry, but not girls in Sparta.
e. Life for girls was virtually identical in both Athens and in Sparta.
18. Who did King Leonidas select to fight at Thermopylae?
A. unmarried soldiers
B. soldiers with sons
C. the biggest soldiers
D. the bravest soldiers
E. the strongest soldiers
19. Athens established the world's first democracy. This democracy was based upon rule by which citizens?
A. the wealthy
B. soldiers
C. adult males
D. the educated
E. property owners
20. If you were a helot in Sparta,
A. you were member of the aristocracy.
B. you were a soldier.
C. you were, for all practical purposes, a slave.
D. you were a boy.
E. you were a loaf of dark bread.
21. What was the outcome of the Peloponnesian Wars?
A. Persia defeated Greece
B. Athens defeated Sparta
C. the Greeks defeated Persia
D. the Spartans defeated Athens
E. neither side won
22. Athens became an empire by
A. invading Persia.
B. establishing colonies an allies throughout the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
C. conquering all the other Greek city-states.
D. forming an alliance with the Macedonians.
E. Athens never became an empire.
23. Triremes were the backbone of
A. the Spartan army
B. the Persian army
C. the Athenian army
D. the Spartan navy
E. the Athenian navy
24. The Athenian leader Pericles called Athens "the school of Greece" because
A. other Greek city-states sent their sons there to get an education.
B. Athens alone had schools.
C. the Athenians alone allowed girls to get an education.
D. the best artists, scientists, doctors, musicians, philosophers, etc., all came from Athens.
E. all of the above statements are true
25. Who were known as the Immortals?
A. the Greek gods
B. the Greek heroes
C. the best Spartan soldiers
D. the best Athenian soldiers
E. the best Persian soldiers.
EXTRA CREDIT SHORT ANSWER QUESTION -- Attached is an ancient Greek sculpture showing a boy from ancient Greece receiving a laurel wreath from two priestesses for winning an event t the Olympic Games. Historians cannot say with certainty that the scene depicts an Athenian boy, but they are quite certain it does not depict a boy from Sparta Sparta. Why? (write your answer below):
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* ON THE SCANTRON CARD, BE SURE YOU MARKED 25 ANSWERS, & ONLY ONE CHOICE FOR EACH QUESTION. BE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON THIS HANDOUT & THE CARD.