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

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

Which statement about the Struggle of the Orders is correct

It gradually resulted in more rights more the plebeians

Which is NOT true about Jesus

He taught that he came to set up an earthly kingdom

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

All of the following are true about Roman art and architecture EXCEPT

The Romans preferred a full-scale statue to a bust

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

Where the best-preserved Greek theater is

All of the following statements are true statements about the influence of rivers EXCEPT

Rivers did not play a major role in the life of early civilization

In the Iliad, how does the story end

With Achilles giving Hector’s body to Priam

Which statement about Muhammad is correct

He claimed to have received visions from God

All of the following describe the Delian League EXCEPT

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

Which is true of the plot of the Odyssey

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

Which did NOT happen in the myth from Ovid we read

Daphne begged her father to let her marry Apollo

Why is Thucydides thought of as the greatest ancient historian

He tried to provide a rational explanation of why things happened

Which statement about the Crusades is FALSE

Crusades were only sanctioned by the pope against Muslims

In the Odyssey, all of the following happen in Book IX, the story of the Cyclops, EXCEPT

The Cyclops never learns Odysseus’ real name

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

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

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

Jacosta married Oedipus, knowing he was really her son

Which is NOT true of Cicero

He did not influence any Americans

Why was the religion Pharaoh Akhenaton tried to institute not completely monotheistic

He still considered himself a god

All of the following are true of Justinian’s reign EXCEPT

He was emperor of the western half of the Roman Empir

Which is NOT true of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh becomes immortal after keeping the reed of immortality

Which is NOT true of the Hundred Years War?

England outnumbered France in men

All is true of Charlemagne EXCEPT

He did not believe in education

Which statement about feudalism is correct

A member of the nobility could be both a lord and a vassal at the same time

What causes the Hebrew kingdom to divide

Rehoboam gave a harsh answer to the people

In the Wife of Bath’s tale, which did NOT happen

A knight got punished for raping a young woman

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

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