Which is true of the plot of the Odyssey

It is about an attempt to journey home from the Trojan War

Which is NOT true of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh becomes immortal after keeping the reed of immortality

All of the following are true about our reading of Oedipus the King EXCEPT

Jacosta married Oedipus, knowing he was really her son

What is the difference in Romanesque and Gothic architecture

Romanesque built secure structures while Gothic built tall structures

Which is NOT a teaching of Socrates

People should learn how to use ethos, pathos, and logos

Which of following best describes what happens after Alexander’s Death

Generals divide up his territory to rule and new kingdoms are established

Which did NOT happen in the myth from Ovid we read

Daphne begged her father to let her marry Apollo

Which statement about the Crusades is FALSE

Crusades were only sanctioned by the pope against Muslims

According to the “Roman Republic” lecture, Aeneas

was a hero of the Trojan War who escaped to Italy

Which of the following choices is FALSE in its description of the play

In Antigone she is punished for giving her father a proper burial

What causes the Hebrew kingdom to divide

Rehoboam gave a harsh answer to the people

Which is NOT true of Cicero

He did not influence any Americans

Which is NOT true of the Byzantine Empire

It never suffered any outward invasion

Which of the following is NOT true of the region of Mesopotamia

The Nile river led to the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia

Which is correct when comparing Boccaccio to Chaucer

They both wrote in the vernacular

Which statement about medieval cosmology is FALSE

It was based on the philosophy of Plato

All of the following statements are true of Alexander the Great EXCEPT

Alexander continued to push East into China but died along the way

In our reading of Dante’s Inferno, which did NOT happen

In the beginning, Dante is waiting to get permission to enter hell

In the Iliad, how does the story end

With Achilles giving Hector’s body to Priam

Where the best-preserved Greek theater is

What is the moral of our reading of the Wife of Bath’s tale

She argues all women want to be in control

Which statement about Muhammad is correct

He claimed to have received visions from God

All is true of Charlemagne EXCEPT

He did not believe in education

All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT

They are thought to be a peaceful people

Which is true of the civil wars of the Roman Republic

Marius paid his own troops so they would be loyal to him and not Rome

All of the following describe the Delian League EXCEPT

City-states were free to leave the league whenever they desired

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1
Which is true of the plot of the Odyssey
It is a tale of how the Trojan War got started
It is a tale of Paris stealing Helen from the king of Sparta
It is about an attempt to journey home from the Trojan War
It is about a fight between two great fighters, Agamemnon and Achilles
2
Which possibility says that reason is a subclass of faith
Dualism
Mutual Identify
Fideism
Rationalism
3
Thomas Aquinas sought to synthesize Christianity with what philosopher
All
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
4
Which is NOT true of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh becomes immortal after keeping the reed of immortality
Enlil caused a flood
Utnapishtim and his wife become immortal after surviving the flood
Ea warned Utnapishtim to turn his house into a boat
5
All of the following are true about our reading of Oedipus the King EXCEPT
Oedipus plucked out his eyes when he realized what he had done
Oedipus killed Laius on the road, not knowing it was his father
When Oedipus heard the oracle’s message, he ran away to avoid his fate
Jacosta married Oedipus, knowing he was really her son
6
What is the difference in Romanesque and Gothic architecture
Romanesque had pointed arches while Gothic had rounded arches
Romanesque built secure structures while Gothic built tall structures
Romanesque had stained glass windows while Gothic had a lack of light
Romanesque used flying buttresses, and Gothic did not
7
Who is the First Hebrew
Isaac
Jacob
Abraham
Moses
8
What led to the famine from 1315-1317
Shorter growing seasons
All
Heavy storms
Colder temperatures
9
Which society is credited with first building the arch
Hebrews
Romans
Hellenistic monarchies
Greeks
10
Which is NOT a teaching of Socrates
There is wisdom in admitting ignorance
Wisdom begins in wonder
To define something, one must say both what it is and what it isn’t
People should learn how to use ethos, pathos, and logos
11
All of the following are central components of the Western tradition EXCEPT
Hebrew spiritual legacy
Asian linguistic legacy
Greek philosophical
Roman legal customs
12
William the Conqueror centralized royal control in England after conquering it by
requiring every English noble to swear “liege homage” to him
Taking a thorough census of people and property
All
sending royal officials called “shire-reeves” throughout the kingdom
13
Which is NOT true of Dante and his work The Divine Comedy
He populated hell, purgatory, and heaven with historical figures
He wrote it in Latin
The devil is portrayed as being in the coldest place
It was based on the view of cosmology during that time
14
Which of following best describes what happens after Alexander’s Death
Generals divide up the territory and establish new democracies
A new king is selected from all the generals
Generals divide up his territory and give it back to Alexander’s heir.
Generals divide up his territory to rule and new kingdoms are established
15
Which did NOT happen in the myth from Ovid we read
Daphne turned into a tree
Daphne begged her father to let her marry Apollo
Cupid made Apollo fall in love with Daphne
Cupid made Daphne be repulsed by Apollo
16
Which of the following statements about the Persian Empire is correct
All
It produced the religion known as Zoroastrianism
It conquered the Chaldeans
Had a strong internal network of organization and roads
17
Epicureanism defines pleasure as the absence of what
Stress
Pain
Money
A wife
18
Which of the following statements about St. Augustine of Hippo is correct
He wrote what is considered to be the first autobiography in world history
His conversation to Christianity was brought by a supernatural prompting
Presented a interpretation of world history juxtaposing God’s chosen people
All
19
Which statement about the Crusades is FALSE
Crusades were only sanctioned by the pope against Muslims
Crusade status on military campaigns against Muslims in European
The First Crusade was successful
After initial successes, the Crusaders were gradually pushed out
20
Which statement about the Minoan civilization is correct
One theory says it may have been destroyed by a tsunami
All
It was centered on the island of Crete
It was probably peaceful
21
Which of these subjects was NOT a distinct area of study in medieval universities
astronomy
Logic
Music
Business
22
According to the “Roman Republic” lecture, Aeneas
was a hero of the Trojan War who escaped to Italy
was suckled by a she-wolf as an infant
fought his wicked grandfather for control of the infant Roman city
founded the Roman Republic
23
Which of the following is true of the Code of Hammurabi
It provided extensive laws
All
It was based on the principle of retaliation
Punishment varied according to caste
24
Which of the following choices is FALSE in its description of the play
In Antigone she is punished for giving her father a proper burial
In Eumenides we see the shift from blood vengeance to a judicial system
In Agamemnon, Agamemnon returns to find his wife has taken another lover
In Libation Bearers the main character kills his mother
25
What causes the Hebrew kingdom to divide
Rehoboam gave a harsh answer to the people
Jeroboam died which left a power struggle
None
There was no king which led to a revolution
26
The Peloponnesian War was a bloody conflict between
Persia and Athens
Sparta and Corinth
Corinth and Athens
Athens and Sparta
27
Which is NOT true of Cicero
He did not influence any Americans
He was an orator
He was a political theorist
He participated in Roman government
28
All of the following are major developments during the Archaic Age EXCEPT
Transition to oligarchies
Development of monarchies
Evolution of the polis
Colonization
29
Which barbarians won out over them all
Ostrogoths
Anglo-saxons
Visigoths
Franks
30
This civilization is responsible for the development of the earliest alphabet
Assyrians
Persians
Phoenicians
Lydians
31
Which is NOT true of the Byzantine Empire
It is the Eastern half of the Roman Empire after the Empire splits
It lasts for 1000 years longer than the other half of the Roman Empire
It never suffered any outward invasion
Its capital was at Constantinople
32
Which of the following is NOT true of the region of Mesopotamia
The Tigris and Euphrates river are in the Mesopotamian area
Called the Fertile Cresent
Mesopotamia is now in the area of modern Iraq.
The Nile river led to the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia
33
What important development do we get from the early Mesopotamian society
Solar Calender
anatomy
Base 10 number system
Base 60 number system
34
Which is correct when comparing Boccaccio to Chaucer
They both wrote about people who were fleeing a dangerous situation
They both portrayed people from various social classes
All
They both wrote in the vernacular
35
Which statement about medieval cosmology is FALSE
It held that different laws of physics
It was based on the philosophy of Plato
It was geocentric
It held that the center of the universe was the worst place to be
36
All of the following statements are true of Alexander the Great EXCEPT
Alexander the Great conquered portions of India before his soldiers revolt
Alexander continued to push East into China but died along the way
He conquered the Persian Empire
He succeeded his father, Philip II
37
In our reading of Dante’s Inferno, which did NOT happen
People who did not choose between good and evil are being punished.
In the beginning, Dante is waiting to get permission to enter hell
Virgil is his guide through hell
The devil is trapped in ice
38
According to Aristotle, one becomes happy in life by acquiring what
Pleasure
Holiness
Virtue
Material wealth
39
In the Iliad, how does the story end
With the end of the Trojan War
With Hector killing Patroclus
With Achilles killing Hector
With Achilles giving Hector’s body to Priam
40
Which of the following does NOT describe the Sumerian religion
Polytheistic and animistic
Sacrificial system
Loving gods
Capricious gods
41
All were ideas of the Code of Chivalry EXCEPT
Prowess
Protection
Pride
Locality
42
What is Epidaurus
Where the best-preserved Greek theater is
None
A Minoan palace
The city-state that first revolted from the Persian Empire
43
Which was NOT a group of Pre-Socratic philosophers discussed
Atomists
Formists
Empiricists
Pluralists
44
What is the moral of our reading of the Wife of Bath’s tale
She argues all women want to be in control
She argues all women want to be married
She argues all women want to be rich
She argues all women want to be taken care of
45
Which statement about Muhammad is correct
All
He saw Islam spread throughout the Middle East
His initial attempts to convert Mecca to Islam were successful
He claimed to have received visions from God
46
Why might people embrace the monastic lifestyle
They believed the New Testament encouraged the lifestyle
All
They wanted to show their commitment to Christianity
They had been influenced by neo-Platonic philosophy
47
All is true of Charlemagne EXCEPT
He supported the church
The pope declared him “Emperor of the Romans” on Christmas day
He was considered to be the greatest ruler of the Middle Ages
He did not believe in education
48
Skepticism can be defined as what
The highest moral commitment
Self-love
Belief that there is no truth
Suspension of judgment
49
All of the following are true of the Mycenaeans EXCEPT
One theory says that the Mycenaeans brought an end to the Minoans
They are thought to be a peaceful people
Monarchy was a common form of leadership
The time of the Mycenaeans is the setting for the Iliad and Odyssey
50
Which is true of the civil wars of the Roman Republic
Julius Caesar fought for the Senate in order to keep Rome a republic
Marius paid his own troops so they would be loyal to him and not Rome
Sulla was one of the men who avenged Caesar’s death
Marc Antony named himself “emperor for life.”
51
All of the following describe the Delian League EXCEPT
City-states were free to leave the league whenever they desired
It ended up being dominated by Athens
It was intended to be a defense league against Persia
Smaller city-states contributed money and Athens built ships
52
Which of the following was NOT an important foundation of medieval civilization in the Latin West
Culture of the Germanic tribes
Remnants of the Roman Empire
Christianity
Islam
53
This civilization is responsible for the development of currency/coinage
Phoenicians
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Lydians
54
All of the following are true about Roman art and architecture EXCEPT
The Romans preferred a full-scale statue to a bust
Triumphal Arches throughout the Empire was to celebrate the glory of Rome
The Romans adopted Greek classical theater
Romans added backdrops to their theatre productions
55
which of the following ideas are taught by the Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”
The physical, material world is the only true reality
Knowledge is impossible
We cannot learn anything through our senses
When you learn something, it is your soul remembering
56
Which statement about the Struggle of the Orders is correct
It gradually resulted in more rights more the plebeians
All
Patricians ultimately had to give up control of the Senate
Plebeians succeeded in banning intermarriage with the patricians
57
Which is NOT true about Jesus
His ministry began when he was baptized at 30
He taught that he came to set up an earthly kingdom
He claimed he fulfilled Jewish law
He emphasized a clean heart over traditions
58
Which of these assassinations first triggered a process of instability and conflict in the Republic’s final century
Julius Caesar
Marius
Marc Antony
The Gracchi brothers
59
All of the following are true of Justinian’s reign EXCEPT
He had a wife who was known as a social climber
He was emperor of the western half of the Roman Empir
He created a record of Roman law
His general, Belisarius, reconquered much of the Roman Empire
60
Why is Thucydides thought of as the greatest ancient historian
He was more concerned with entertainment than accuracy
He tried to provide a rational explanation of why things happened
He would record everything, even if he didn’t believe it
All
61
Why was the religion Pharaoh Akhenaton tried to institute not completely monotheistic
There were two gods, one good and one bad
He still considered himself a god
None
He encouraged people to still worship their own gods
62
In the Odyssey, all of the following happen in Book IX, the story of the Cyclops, EXCEPT
Odysseus and his men blind the Cyclop
Odysseus initially tells the Cyclops that his name is Noman
The Cyclops never learns Odysseus’ real name
Odysseus and his men escape the cave hiding under the sheep and a ram
63
Which statement about feudalism is correct
“Subinfeudation” occurs when a lord reclaims a benefice from someone
Feudalism results in centralized control and weak localities
A member of the nobility could be both a lord and a vassal at the same time
Lords perform military service for their vassal in exchange for land
64
Jonah visited Ninevah which was part of what empire
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Persians
Lydians
65
Which war did Herodotus write an account of
The Trojan War
The Persian War
The Peloponnesian War
All
66
Which artwork was simple, balanced, symmetrical, and unemotional
Hellenistic
All
Classical Greek
None
67
Which is true about the origination of Drama
It started as part of public festivals that took place around harvest time
They had an education role
All
They had competitions to see who could submit the best set of plays
68
In our reading of “Sir Lanval,” which is NOT true
Guinevere lied to King Arthur to say Lanval came on to her
Lanval’s lady shows up at the end to prove Lanval innocent
King Arthur had Lanval executed
Lanval insulted the queen
69
In the Wife of Bath’s tale, which did NOT happen
An old woman turned beautiful and faithful at the end of the story
queen mandated that a knight return in a year with an answer to a question
A knight had to marry an old woman as punishment for his crimes
A knight got punished for raping a young woman
70
This civilization was known for its sea exploration and merchant culture
Lydians
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Persians
71
Why is the year 1000 described in this course as a turning point for civilization in Europe
The population fell after 1000
Civilization began to advance again after 1000
The planet began to cool after 1000
Europe suffered more frequent invasions and wars after 1000
72
Which is NOT true of the Hundred Years War?
England outnumbered France in men
England had longbow
England won the significant battle.
France won the war
73
Stoicism advocated living a life in accordance with what
Your own desires
The wishes of other people
The legal system
Nature
74
All of the following statements are true statements about the influence of rivers EXCEPT
The Tigris and Euphrates were unpredictable
The Nile flooded regularly
Civilizations developed around rivers
Rivers did not play a major role in the life of early civilization
75
This civilization was defeated after misinterpreting the Oracle at Delphi
Phoenicians
Persians
Lydians
Assyrians

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