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HUM 2220 FINAL
HUM 2220 FINAL
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Greek and Roman Humanities
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Which writer and orator put down a plot against the Roman Government ?
Cicero
Pericles
Virgil
Horace
2
The philosopher who believed that the world was subject to constant change
Plato
Aristotle
Heraclitus
Zeno
3
Who occupied Rome in 616 to 510 BCE
Egyptians
Greeks
Etruscans
Persians
4
What was the region or state controlled by Athens
Boetia
Attica
Sparta
Persia
5
The archaic Smile reveals what ?
the subject was representing a Goddess
The subject was a living human
the subject had a secret
The subject was happy and content
6
What Roman Class ruled the Senate
plebeians
stoics
Tribunes
Patricians
7
What was the Polis ?
The city state of Athens
The ruling class of Athens
The priest class of Athens
The warrior class of Athens
8
what elements of the Temple of Portunus was influenced by the Etruscan culture ?
Terraced steps
Long walkways and arches
Round Rooms
elevated podium and columned porches
9
Which Roman literary work is a important source of knowledge about Greek and Roman mythology?
The collected book of Myth
The Republic
Metamorphoses
The memoir of Julius Caesar
10
Who was the Greek Goddess who oversaw wisdom and warfare?
Hera
Demeter
Aphrodite
Athena
11
What happened in 476 CE to mark the final formal end to the Western Roman Empire
The death of Nero
The Christianize of Rome
The death of Hadrian
The deposition of Romulus Augustulus
12
Which philosopher tried to explain all phenomena in one or two material elements ?
Plato
Thales
Pythagoras
Zeno
13
What events do Plato's work in Apology, The Crito and the Phaedo record ?
The Rule of the Spartans
The Rule of Alexander the Great
Socrates' final last days before dying
The Fall of the Persian Empire
14
Who was the ruler of the Greek Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses ?
Zeus
Ra
Apollo
Odin
15
What is the subject of the frieze at the Alter of Zeus in Pegamum
The battle of Gods and Giants
A goat
A pony
A very image of a ship
16
What is unique about the Pantheon's Roof?
The square shape
The archway
The oculus
The front door
17
Who introduced the idea of catharsis in Greek drama
Pythagoras
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
18
Which philosopher tried to explain all phenomena in terms of one or more material elements?
Pythagoras
Thales
Plato
Anaxagoras
19
Who was the first great Greek historian ?
Herodotus
Augustus
Ptolemy
Julius
20
Who was the first Emperor of Rome
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Hadrian
Tragan
21
To whom is the Parthenon dedicated ?
Apollo
Plato
Helen of Troy
Athena
22
Which monument reveals the reality of the Dacian Wars in Rome?
Arch of Constantine
Trajan's Column
Temple of Apollo
Arch of Nero
23
What political event marked the last century of the Roman Republic ?
power struggles between Marius, Sulla, Pompey and Caesar
The invasion of barbarian Europe
War between the plebeians and patricians
The invasion of Greek army
24
What Greek Epic Poem reveals the Story of Achilles
The Odyssey
the Epic of Gilgamesh
The Aeneid
The Iliad
25
By the Eighth Century BCE what had become the central subject of Greek art?
Athena
Aphrodite
The Human Body
The Female Nude
26
The meander found on Greek Geometric pottery is what motif?
maze pattern
knotwork
Flowers and vines
Spiders
27
What was the open space in the center of Rome
Colosseum
The hippodrome
Basilica
Forum
28
What descriptive name has been bestowed upon the civilization of Greece in 5th C BCE
The Age of Reason
The age of Classicism
The age of the Philosophers
The Golden Age of Greece
29
Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King
Herodotus
Homer
Sophocles
Pythagoras
30
What principle vein of philosophy believed that pleasure was the primary goal in life?
Christianity
Epicureanism
stoicism
Paganism
31
What was the name of the school founded by Aristotle
Pantheon
Academy
Lyceum
The Acropolis
32
What Greek belief was vastly different between Judaism and Christianity ?
Polytheistic
Shinto
Shamanism
Animism
33
Who is the Father of Greek History
Aristotle
Pythagoras
Zeno
Herodotus
34
The Jus civile of Julius Caesar was a
A memoir
Rule of Roman Law
Civil rights
A poem to his people
35
What was the function of the Pont du Gard?
A long house
Aqueduct
A long walkway
A movable bridge
36
What event signified the shift from Republic to Empire
The decline of Athens
Punic war
The Battle of Actium
Barbarian invasion
37
What role did myth serve to the Ancient Greeks?
Myth was a revelation from the gods
Mythology was considered to be historically true
Myth was imaginary
Myth was part of a past history of belief
38
What famous Female Greek Poet wrote about her feelings
Sappho
Helen of Troy
Aspasia
Athena
39
Who was the most noted satirist in Rome
Virgil
cicero
Juvenal
Seneca
40
Who was the Roman version of Artemis ?
Diana the huntress
Aphrodite
Venus
Hera
41
How did Augustus Caesar wish to be remembered?
As a kind and benevolent Ruler
For waging war on Greece
A fierce general
A great stoic ruler
42
The Hellenistic cities became what Empire
Persian
Mongol
Roman Empire
Egyptian
43
What was the primary function of the chorus in Greek Plays
To fill in the viewer about the hidden aspects of the drama
To remind people to stand and applaud
to sing praises to Athena
To provide commentary upon the action of the drama
44
What accounts for the rise of Athens during the beginning of the Greek Classical period?
Athenians' superior skill at create art
Athenians ability to tell the future
Athenian's highly evolved trade with Egypt
Athena providing support in overcoming the Persians.
45
Aristotle states the downfall of tragic heroes is the cause by what?
The amusement of the Gods
family bad luck
A character flaw or miscalculation
lack of knowledge
46
What are the two main periods of Roman history ?
Republican and imperial Rome
pagan and Christian
Greek and Hellenistic
Hellenistic and Augustan
47
Which political leader is most associated with the success of the Golden age of Greece?
Athena
Sophocles
Pericles
Plato
48
Period following the death of Alexander the Great is called?
Hellenistic Period
archaic period
Classical period
Late classical period
49
What was the impact of the Tyrants on Greek culture ?
They treated the poor with Disdain
they created laws and ruled fairly
they supported the arts
They Crushed the Republic
50
What elements are painted on Greek pottery
Ships
Fish
imaginary animals
images from myth, history and Greek life