Deck 9: Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Question 1

The greatest contribution of Pre Socratics was the concept of

A) deities and religion.
B) a sense of knowledge.
C) germ theory.
D) laws in the universe.
E) Daoism.

Answer 1

laws in the universe.

Question 2

When we speak today of teaching using the "Socratic method," we are referring to a type of teaching that

A) looks for practical methods to solve problems.
B) uses problematic questioning that challenges students to go beyond what they think they know.
C) concentrates on learning the basic mathematic and scientific laws and theories.
D) stresses examination of theories over finding practical uses for knowledge.
E) demands much written work of students.

Answer 2

uses problematic questioning that challenges students to go beyond what they think they know.

Question 3

The philosophy of Stoicism was the product of

A) a freed slave.
B) Plato's most well known pupil.
C) a Spartan leader.
D) a Persian merchant.
E) an Athenian naval admiral.

Answer 3

a freed slave.

Question 4

Discuss and elaborate on the strengths of Greek art and literature.

Question 5

The early Greeks' attitudes toward the technological aspects of science would best be described as

A) indifferent.
B) excited.
C) competitive.
D) combative.
E) extensive.

Question 6

Pre-Socratic philosophers were primarily concerned with

A) investigating the physical world.
B) comparing political systems.
C) analyzing ethical problems.
D) deriving meaning from the arts.
E) studying political systems.

Question 7

Over time,the Greek gods and goddesses became

A) extremely important to the spiritual growth of the country.
B) merely symbolic, with little influence on the people.
C) personalities to be emulated.
D) much more human-like.
E) forgotten, as the people turned to guiding their own destinies.

Question 8

As enunciated in The Republic,Plato's political ideas would best be described as

A) liberal.
B) anarchic.
C) anti-democratic.
D) tyrannical.
E) conservative.

Question 9

Which of these is the correct statement?

A) Socrates taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Plato.
B) Aristotle taught Socrates, and Socrates taught Plato.
C) Socrates taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle.
D) Plato taught Aristotle, and Aristotle taught Socrates.
E) Plato taught Socrates, and Socrates taught Aristotle.

Question 10

Eratosthenes did his greatest work in the field of

A) geography.
B) mathematics.
C) astronomy.
D) physics.
E) medicine.

Question 11

Hellenic culture is often deemed to represent a "high point in the history of the western world." Would you agree? Why or why not?

Question 12

The Empiricists made their greatest contributions in the field of

A) philosophy.
B) mathematics.
C) medicine.
D) sociology.
E) astronomy.

Question 13

A true epicurean,in the original sense of the word,would have

A) thrown him/herself into politics for the good of the community.
B) worked tirelessly to ensure the equal treatment of all citizens.
C) shunned earthly wealth in favor of living a simple, austere life.
D) searched endlessly for the natural laws governing human life.
E) spent much time examining his/her own personal life, trying to achieve serenity in all things.

Question 14

The field most affected by Alexander's expansion of his empire into the Middle East was that of

A) the arts.
B) religion.
C) science.
D) literature.
E) business.

Question 15

Hippocrates,the first empiricist of modern science

A) gave us the concept of deductive reasoning.
B) desired to help others learn to observe everything around them.
C) concentrated on human rationality to explain the world.
D) searched for a way to experience what he called "ultimate reality."
E) stressed the need for medical knowledge.

Question 16

For the ancient Greeks,"philosophy" might best have been defined as

A) logical thinking and resultant scientific research.
B) the love of knowledge for its practical purposes.
C) scientific research into the human mind.
D) questioning of authority.
E) examination of all aspects of knowledge.

Question 17

Identify the most significant contributions of Greek philosophy to the modern civilized world.

Question 18

Discuss and elaborate on the 3 periods of Greek Philosophy.

Question 19

How did religion serve the Greeks and how does religion change over time?

Question 20

Explain Greek society including issues of gender and class.

Question 21

Which of these statements about early Greece is true?

A) Though the Greeks seldom practiced their religion in public, they believed strongly in an afterlife.
B) Priests and priestesses in many places completely replaced the gods and goddesses.
C) Educated Greeks came to believe that the stories of the gods' behaviors in earlier times were myths.
D) They viewed human life in this world as much more dependent on whims of their gods and goddesses than on what they themselves could accomplish.
E) They created a priestly class, or caste, so that their priests and priestesses could grow in power.

Question 22

The classical attitude toward male homosexuality might best be described as one of

A) condemnation.
B) disgust.
C) enthusiastic encouragement.
D) acceptance.
E) disbelief.

Question 23

The Greeks would most likely have defined hubris as

A) political ineptitude.
B) social climbing.
C) unwarranted overconfidence.
D) overarching ambition.
E) jealousy.

Question 24

The Greeks who adopted the mystery religions believed that a defiance of Fate was

A) usually justified.
B) completely useless.
C) important for achieving one's own goals in life.
D) not without consequences for the wealthy and influential among them.
E) only for the wealthy and influential.

Question 25

A modern phrase to describe the Greeks' idea of the golden mean might be

A) "Be careful, for you reap what you sow."
B) "You can't make an omelet with breaking a few eggs."
C) "You can't always get what you want."
D) "Don't keep all your eggs in one basket."
E) "Every cloud has a silver lining."

Question 26

The Antikythera Mechanism

A) was made of bronze.
B) dates to the second century BC.
C) is believed to track cycles in the solar system.
D) All of the options are correct.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 27

Apollo was the god of

A) war.
B) the Sea.
C) the sun.
D) the afterlife.
E) rain.

Question 28

Concerning the situation for females in ancient Greece,it is believed that

A) Spartan women became warriors alongside their men.
B) Athenian women of good repute stayed out of the public eye.
C) Rural women sometimes conducted business inside the poleis.
D) Athenian women enjoyed citizenship, but they chose to leave voting to the males.
E) Anti-female prejudice in literature has existed since the time of Homer.

Question 29

Pre-Socratic philosophy laid major emphasis on

A) aesthetics.
B) political balance.
C) generalized inquiry.
D) natural law.
E) mathematical logic.

Question 30

Plato's analytic treatise on ideal politics was ____________________.

Question 31

We have more information on the lives of ____ women than we do on the women in any other area.

A) Spartan
B) Corinthian
C) Alexandrian
D) Athenian
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 32

Which of the following best describes Greece during Plato's lifetime?

A) peaceful
B) prosperous
C) in constant turmoil
D) isolated
E) Both A and D.

Question 33

The group of Greek women who benefitted most when the Romans took control were

A) slave women.
B) middle class women.
C) upper class women.
D) military wives.
E) business women.

Question 34

Christian and Muslim scholars viewed ____________________ as the "Master" of science and philosophy.

Question 35

Greek philosophy is divided into the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________ periods.

Question 36

A new element was introduced by the various mystery religions,that of

A) dependence on the gods to intervene on humans' behalf.
B) faith rather than reason as their basis for everything.
C) the promise of wealth in this world in exchange for blind obedience.
D) a strong sense of security.
E) free will.

Question 37

How did Greek slavery change over time?

A) It became hereditary.
B) The silver mines came to be worked by debtor slaves.
C) The number of slaves decreased dramatically.
D) Skilled craftsmen were enslaved so that their masters could profit from their artistry.
E) Most came to be used as farm labor.

Question 38

Tried and found guilty of corrupting the youth of Athens,Socrates was forced to ____________________.

Question 39

In comparing Hellenic to Hellenistic arts and literature,we find that

A) Hellenistic literature built on the successes of the Hellenic period and became even greater.
B) Hellenistic art seemed more boastful and pretentious.
C) stone sculpture reached its apex in Hellenic times.
D) Hellenistic artists were more daring and imaginative than Hellenic ones.
E) more expressive art came out of the Hellenic era, because the people were much wealthier.

Question 40

Which of the following was not introduced by the classical Greeks?

A) epic poetry
B) sculpture of the human form
C) drama
D) the novel
E) classical architecture

Question 41

____________________ was one of the Greeks' popular arts.

Question 42

The middle ground between all extremes of thought and action was known as the ____________________.

Question 43

The gods would rain down disaster on a man who exhibited overconfidence,or ____________________.

Question 44

Hellenistic towns were centers of ____________________ and ____________________.

Question 45

Greek ____________________ were treasured all over the world and held both wine and olive oil.

Question 46

____________________ was the father-figure and ruler among the Greek deities.