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HUM 2220 FINAL
HUM 2220 FINAL
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Greek and Roman Humanities
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1
The archaic Smile reveals what ?
the subject had a secret
the subject was representing a Goddess
The subject was happy and content
The subject was a living human
2
What Greek belief was vastly different between Judaism and Christianity ?
Polytheistic
Animism
Shamanism
Shinto
3
Which writer and orator put down a plot against the Roman Government ?
Horace
Pericles
Virgil
Cicero
4
Which philosopher tried to explain all phenomena in one or two material elements ?
Zeno
Pythagoras
Thales
Plato
5
What accounts for the rise of Athens during the beginning of the Greek Classical period?
Athenians ability to tell the future
Athena providing support in overcoming the Persians.
Athenians' superior skill at create art
Athenian's highly evolved trade with Egypt
6
Which monument reveals the reality of the Dacian Wars in Rome?
Arch of Nero
Trajan's Column
Temple of Apollo
Arch of Constantine
7
Which philosopher tried to explain all phenomena in terms of one or more material elements?
Plato
Pythagoras
Thales
Anaxagoras
8
Period following the death of Alexander the Great is called?
Hellenistic Period
archaic period
Classical period
Late classical period
9
Who was the Greek Goddess who oversaw wisdom and warfare?
Athena
Aphrodite
Hera
Demeter
10
What is the subject of the frieze at the Alter of Zeus in Pegamum
The battle of Gods and Giants
A pony
A goat
A very image of a ship
11
What events do Plato's work in Apology, The Crito and the Phaedo record ?
The Rule of the Spartans
The Fall of the Persian Empire
The Rule of Alexander the Great
Socrates' final last days before dying
12
Who is the Father of Greek History
Herodotus
Aristotle
Zeno
Pythagoras
13
What Roman Class ruled the Senate
plebeians
stoics
Patricians
Tribunes
14
What event signified the shift from Republic to Empire
The decline of Athens
The Battle of Actium
Punic war
Barbarian invasion
15
What was the Polis ?
The ruling class of Athens
The warrior class of Athens
The city state of Athens
The priest class of Athens
16
What principle vein of philosophy believed that pleasure was the primary goal in life?
stoicism
Paganism
Christianity
Epicureanism
17
The meander found on Greek Geometric pottery is what motif?
Flowers and vines
knotwork
Spiders
maze pattern
18
Who was the ruler of the Greek Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses ?
Odin
Ra
Apollo
Zeus
19
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
20
What was the region or state controlled by Athens
Sparta
Attica
Persia
Boetia
21
What was the function of the Pont du Gard?
A long walkway
A long house
A movable bridge
Aqueduct
22
What are the two main periods of Roman history ?
pagan and Christian
Republican and imperial Rome
Hellenistic and Augustan
Greek and Hellenistic
23
What political event marked the last century of the Roman Republic ?
power struggles between Marius, Sulla, Pompey and Caesar
War between the plebeians and patricians
The invasion of barbarian Europe
The invasion of Greek army
24
Who was the Roman version of Artemis ?
Venus
Aphrodite
Diana the huntress
Hera
25
Which Roman literary work is a important source of knowledge about Greek and Roman mythology?
The memoir of Julius Caesar
The collected book of Myth
Metamorphoses
The Republic
26
What was the impact of the Tyrants on Greek culture ?
they created laws and ruled fairly
They Crushed the Republic
They treated the poor with Disdain
they supported the arts
27
what elements of the Temple of Portunus was influenced by the Etruscan culture ?
Terraced steps
Round Rooms
elevated podium and columned porches
Long walkways and arches
28
Who was the most noted satirist in Rome
cicero
Seneca
Juvenal
Virgil
29
What Greek Epic Poem reveals the Story of Achilles
The Odyssey
The Iliad
The Aeneid
the Epic of Gilgamesh
30
What is unique about the Pantheon's Roof?
The front door
The oculus
The archway
The square shape
31
Who was the first Emperor of Rome
Tragan
Hadrian
Augustus
Julius Caesar
32
What was the primary function of the chorus in Greek Plays
to sing praises to Athena
To fill in the viewer about the hidden aspects of the drama
To provide commentary upon the action of the drama
To remind people to stand and applaud
33
How did Augustus Caesar wish to be remembered?
As a kind and benevolent Ruler
A fierce general
For waging war on Greece
A great stoic ruler
34
What was the open space in the center of Rome
Basilica
The hippodrome
Forum
Colosseum
35
What role did myth serve to the Ancient Greeks?
Myth was part of a past history of belief
Mythology was considered to be historically true
Myth was imaginary
Myth was a revelation from the gods
36
Aristotle states the downfall of tragic heroes is the cause by what?
lack of knowledge
family bad luck
A character flaw or miscalculation
The amusement of the Gods
37
What was the name of the school founded by Aristotle
Academy
Pantheon
Lyceum
The Acropolis
38
Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King
Pythagoras
Homer
Sophocles
Herodotus
39
What famous Female Greek Poet wrote about her feelings
Sappho
Helen of Troy
Aspasia
Athena
40
By the Eighth Century BCE what had become the central subject of Greek art?
Aphrodite
Athena
The Female Nude
The Human Body
41
Who introduced the idea of catharsis in Greek drama
Pythagoras
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
42
The philosopher who believed that the world was subject to constant change
Heraclitus
Zeno
Plato
Aristotle
43
Who was the first great Greek historian ?
Ptolemy
Julius
Augustus
Herodotus
44
The Hellenistic cities became what Empire
Mongol
Persian
Roman Empire
Egyptian
45
To whom is the Parthenon dedicated ?
Apollo
Plato
Helen of Troy
Athena
46
What happened in 476 CE to mark the final formal end to the Western Roman Empire
The death of Nero
The deposition of Romulus Augustulus
The death of Hadrian
The Christianize of Rome
47
What elements are painted on Greek pottery
Fish
imaginary animals
images from myth, history and Greek life
Ships
48
The Jus civile of Julius Caesar was a
A memoir
A poem to his people
Civil rights
Rule of Roman Law
49
Which political leader is most associated with the success of the Golden age of Greece?
Athena
Plato
Sophocles
Pericles
50
Who occupied Rome in 616 to 510 BCE
Persians
Egyptians
Greeks
Etruscans