Hs 111 #1 Makeup Quiz

1. The Neolithic Revolution is best represented by

a) a permanent, settled existence, with population growth

b) the domestication of animals and the beginning of agriculture

c) humans as hunters and gatherers

d) all of the above

2. In which area did the earliest Neolithic society appear?

a) Near East b) China c) India d) Mexico

3. How do scientists account for the shift to agriculture by late Paleolithic peoples?

a) climatic change b) answer is unclear

c) interference from raiders d) a decline in population

4. The first civilization was established in Mesopotamia by the

a) Babylonians b) Hebrews c) Semites d) Sumerians

5. The Epic of Gilgamesh recounts the story of

a) a great flood

b) the travels of an ambassador to Egypt

c) a great victory of the Egyptians over the Hittites

d) the invasion of Egypt by the Hyksos

6. The Babylonian king Hammurabi lived around what year?

a) 3500 B.C. b) 1750 B.C. c) 1250 B.C. d) 650 B.C.

7. Bronze is an alloy of

a) copper and gold b) silver and gold

c) tin and silver d) none of the above

8. The Sumerian kings were

a) generally controlled by nobles

b) originally considered divine

c) judges, priests and military leaders

d) both b and c

9. Hieroglyphics means

a) "Great house" b) "wisdom literature"

c) "wedge writings" d) "sacred coverings"

10. The Assyrians

a) were a fierce, well­disciplined and cruel people

b) were a culturally superior civilization

c) served as a buffer of the Middle East against the barbarians on its frontiers

d) both a and c

11. The great city of Ninevah was a capital of which empire?

a) Assyrian b) Kassite c) Amonite d) Hittite

12. The Jewish God

a) is not a natural force, but conceived of as a man

b) cannot be pictured in any form

c) made a covenant with Noah

d) revealed his law to Abraham

13. The Bronze Age in Greece was

a) 2900­1150 B.C. b) 1150­600 B.C.

c) 1600­1200 B.C. d) 2900­600 B.C.

14. The Homeric epics refer to

a) Oedipus Rex and the Odyssey b) The Iliad and the Odyssey

c) Works and Days and the Theogony d) The Iliad and the Golden Ass

15. The word polis best refers to

a) an independent political unit

b) a small city

c) a community of relatives, who worshipped the gods in common ceremonies

d) all of the above

16. The major period of Greek tyranny was

a) 1600­1150 B.C. b) 700­500 B.C.

c) 1100­750 B.C. d) 500­400 B.C.

17. The two main factors which determined the character of Spartan society were the

a) conquest of Arcadia and the revival of trade

b) conquest of Messenia and the enslavement of the Helots

c) rigorous training of a Spartan warrior and the desire for glory

d) none of the above

18. In 621, who of the following was given special permission to codify and publish a law code?

a) Solon b) Clisthenes

c) Draco d) none of the above

19. Draco's law code was aimed at

a) ending blood feuds between clans

b) maintaining the power of the nobles

c) strengthening the hand of the state against the local power of nobles

d) both a and c

20. Solon's reforms

a) prevented other major internal disturbances in the Athenian state

b) were overturned by the tyrants within a decade

c) allowed Athens to compete with Sparta in the exportation of olive oil

d) solved problems only temporarily

21. Democracy in Athens is best represented by

a) the Council of 500

b) the board of ten generals

c) the assembly of citizens

d) the people's right to ostracize those who represented a threat to the democracy

22. After Clisthenes' reforms, the basic unit of local government in Athens was known as the

a) deme b) archon c) phratry d) trittys

23. Greek religion was

a) monotheistic b) polytheistic

c) atheistic d) none of the above

24. The Athenian victory at Marathon in 490 B.C.

a) was due to the leadership of Miltiades

b) was important for the positive contributions of Athens in the 5th century

c) did not provide permanent protection for Athens from the Persian threat

d) all of the above

25. The main purpose of the Delian League was

a) to free Greeks under Persian rule

b) to protect against a Persian return

c) to obtain booty from Persia

d) all of the above

26. As leader of Athens, Cimon's policies were

a) conservatism at home and alliance with Persia

b) stripping the areopagus of its power and breaking with Sparta

c) conservatism at home, aggressive attacks on Persia, friendship with Sparta

d) radicalism at home and aggressive attacks on Sparta

27. The plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles

a) presented a basic conflict regarding ethical action

b) are good examples of "Old Comedy"

c) were elaborate in their presentation on the stage

d) both a and b

28. The great innovation of the Parthenon was its

a) rejection of the values of the polis

b) representation of humans on a temple sculpture

c) regular geometric paradigm

d) emphasis on artistic and intellectual achievement rather than on military and naval power

29. Socrates was condemned to death for

a) inciting riots among the youth

b) bringing new gods into the city and corrupting the youth

c) writing dialogues against the state and corrupting the youth

d) atheism and treason

30. The "Hellenistic World" refers to

a) Greece of the fifth century

b) the innovative map by Eratosthenes

c) a period of three centuries when Greek culture was spread to Egypt and Asia

d) none of the above

31. Philip improved the army of Macedon by

a) reorganizing the infantry

b) introducing a longer pike

c) turning the cavalry into the decisive force

d) all of the above

32. The League of Corinth

a) ostensibly provided for the autonomy of the Greeks

b) promoted suppression of piracy and civil war

c) showed that the polis had lost control of its own affairs

d) all of the above

33. Philip's settlement of Greece in 338 was

a) harsh and brutal

b) gentle and altruistic

c) liberalism in form, Macedonian rule in fact

d) an expression of his belief in the brotherhood of man

34. Which marks the easternmost point of Alexander's conquests?

a) Persepolis b) Tyre c) Bactria d) Indus Valley

35. For the first 75 years after Alexander's death the world ruled by his successors enjoyed a realistic prosperity because of

a) opportunities in the east which relieved Greek cities of the burden of the poor

b) the great amount of money put into circulation increased economic activity

c) the opening of vast new territories to Greek trade

d) all of the above

36. Hellenistic sculpture

a) reflects the balance and idealism of its contemporary society

b) is sentimental, emotional and realistic

c) gives evidence of decline in technical abilities

d) none of the above

37. Slavery in ancient Greece

a) was rare and never of the chattel variety

b) was completely restrictive with slaves maintaining their status for life

c) never amounted to more than half of the Greek population and was confined to prisoners of war

d) none of the above

38. The principal area occupied by the Etruscans was

a) the valley of the Danube b) Western Sicily

c) Transalpine Gaul d) Etruria (Tuscany)

39. The king in royal Rome

a) had total power in the state

b) had to share his power with only the Senate

c) had to share his power with the Senate and people of Rome

d) was subservient to the Senate

40. The duties of the tribune were to

a) sacrifice to the gods

b) maintain the records of the Senate

c) protect the interests of the patricians

d) protect the plebeians from the arbitrary power of the magistrates

41. Rome's treatment of conquered Italian cities

a) promoted revolt due to harshness

b) encouraged loyalty with financial subsidiaries as the reward

c) encouraged loyalty with Roman citizenship as the reward

d) was shortsighted and although not harsh, it worked to the disadvantage of the conquered

42. The tactics of Fabius Maximus Cunctator can best be described as

a) bold to the point of recklessness

b) designed to force Hannibal to battle

c) playing into the hands of Hannibal

d) avoiding battle while wearing down the enemy

43. Why was Carthage destroyed in 146?

a) Scipio Aemilianus sought glory

b) Cato the Censor demanded its destruction

c) Roman fear and hatred of a traditional enemy

d) all of the above

44. The equestrians were

a) a faction of liberal senators b) tax collectors and businessmen

c) governors of Roman provinces d) both a and c

45. Marius defeated which of the following:

a) Cimbri and Teutones b) Jugurtha

c) Italian allies d) both a and b

46. The Catilinarian conspiracy was suppressed by

a) Cicero b) Verres c) Bibulus d) Caesar

47. The First Triumvirate was composed of

a) Pompey, Antony and Cato b) Caesar, Pompey and Crassus

c) Octavian, Antony and Lepidus d) Cicero, Caesar and Pompey

48. Which of the following dissolved the links between Caesar and Pompey?

a) the deaths of Crassus and Cato

b) the deaths of Crassus and Julia

c) the coming of age of Pompey's son

d) Caesar's long service away from Rome

49. In the struggle for power between Antony and Octavian, from 34 to 31 B.C., Cleopatra proved to be

a) an asset for Antony

b) an asset for Octavian

c) unimportant

d) instrumental in the treaty between the two

50. In terms of culture and religion, the Romans owed their greatest debt to the

a) Etruscans b) Greeks c) Phoenicians d) Samnites

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