152. Athens became the leader of the Delian League because 



A. a) Sparta desired to spend more time trading in the Mediterranean 


B. b) Corinth's navy had nearly been destroyed by the Persians 


C. c) Sparta was not willing to make a long-term commitment far from the Peloponnesians 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: C 
153. The main purpose of the Delian League was 



A. a) to free Greeks under Persian rule 


B. b) to protect against a Persian return 


C. c) to obtain booty from Persia 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
154. As leader of Athens, Cimon's policies were 



A. a) conservatism at home and alliance with Persia 


B. b) stripping the areopagus of its power and breaking with Sparta 


C. c) conservatism at home, aggressive attacks on Persia, friendship with Sparta 


D. d) radicalism at home and aggressive attacks on Sparta 


E.


Answer: C 
155. The rebellion of the island of Thasos from the Delian League in 465 B.C.E. was important because 



A. a) it showed Athenian military weakness 


B. b) it reflected growing Persian influence in the area 


C. c) Sparta aided the rebellion 


D. d) it was the first recorded instance in which Athenian interests alone seemed to dominate league policy 


E.


Answer: D 
156. The Delian League became the Athenian Empire because 



A. a) of the pressure of war and rebellion and because the allies were unwilling to defend themselves 


B. b) the Persian threat became even more dangerous 


C. c) the Sicilian expedition was a disastrous failure 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: A 
157. The Great Peloponnesian War began over a dispute between 



A. a) Corcyra and her colony, Corinth 


B. b) Athens and Argos 


C. c) Sparta and her colony, Epidamnus, which was aided by Corcyra 


D. d) Corcyra and her colony, Epidamnus, which soon involved Corinth and Athens 


E.


Answer: D 
158. The leader of the Athenian expedition against Sicily was 



A. a) Cleon 


B. b) Lysander 


C. c) Alcibiades 


D. d) Brasidas 


E.


Answer: C 
159. The period from 404371 was called the Spartan hegemony and is characterized by 



A. a) Spartan leadership of the Greek world 


B. b) overextension of Spartan power in Asia Minor 


C. c) the rise of Theban and Athenian power 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
160. Thebes' great general and statesman of the fourth century B.C.E. was 



A. a) Aegesilaus 


B. b) Epaminondas 


C. c) Lysander 


D. d) Mantinea 


E.


Answer: B 
161. The plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles 



A. a) presented a basic conflict regarding ethical action 


B. b) are good examples of "Old Comedy" 


C. c) were elaborate in their presentation on the stage 


D. d) both A and B 


E.


Answer: A 
162. The Choregus was 



A. a) a dancer 


B. b) the author of a tragedy 


C. c) a wealthy citizen who provided and trained a chorus for a drama 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: C 
163. Which of the following best describes the plays of Euripides? 



A. a) political satire 


B. b) powerful cosmic themes and thundering language 


C. c) pride in the superiority of the Greek polis 


D. d) the psychology and behavior of individual human beings 


E.


Answer: D 
164. The great innovation of Periclean architecture was its 



A. a) rejection of the values of the polis 


B. b) representation of humans on a temple sculpture 


C. c) regular geometric paradigm 


D. d) emphasis on artistic and intellectual achievement rather than on military and naval power 


E.


Answer: B 
165. Which of the following best describes a sophist? 



A. a) a philosopher concerned with the relationship between mind and matter 


B. b) a teacher concerned with the improvement of soul and devoted to the laws of the polis 


C. c) a teacher of rhetoric and virtue, concerned with the contradiction between nature and custom 


D. d) a writer of philosophical dialogues seeking to establish utopia 


E.


Answer: C 
166. Socrates was condemned to death for 



A. a) inciting riots among the youth 


B. b) bringing new gods into the city and corrupting the youth 


C. c) writing dialogues against the state and corrupting the youth 


D. d) atheism and treason 


E.


Answer: B 
167. Plato sought a solution to the crisis of the polis in 



A. a) conquest and economic expansion 


B. b) rule of philosophers, abolition of private property and family 


C. c) rule by the moderate middle class 


D. d) devoted support of the war against Sparta 


E.


Answer: B 
168. Aristotle's solution to the crisis of the polis stressed the 



A. a) moderation of the middle class and the rule of law 


B. b) the power of the individual to affect change 


C. c) the power of the people to defend the state 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: A 
169. Democritus believed that 



A. a) democracy was the best form of government 


B. b) the world consisted of innumerable tiny particles called atoms 


C. c) the individual should withdraw from political life 


D. d) both A and C 


E.


Answer: B 
170. Thucydides was an Athenian who 



A. a) wrote the history of the Persian wars 


B. b) wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War 


C. c) divorced himself from the influence of the Hippocratic school of medicine 


D. d) describes the chaos of the warring Greek states in the fourth century 


E.


Answer: B 
171. The "Hellenistic World" refers to 



A. a) Greece of the fifth century 


B. b) the innovative map by Eratosthenes 


C. c) a period of three centuries when Greek culture was spread to Egypt and Asia 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: C 
172. The rising power in the Greek world about 350 B.C.E. was 



A. a) Macedon    


B. b) Thessaly  


C. c) Thrace 


D. d) Corinth 


E.


Answer: A 
173. The able king of Macedon around 350 B.C.E. was 



A. a) Alexander the Great 


B. b) Epaminondas 


C. c) Isocrates 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
174. Philip improved the army of Macedon by 



A. a) reorganizing the infantry 


B. b) introducing a longer pike 


C. c) turning the cavalry into the decisive force 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
175. The leading opponent of Philip at Athens was 



A. a) Isocrates 


B. b) Demosthenes 


C. c) Eubulus 


D. d) Callimachus 


E.


Answer: B 
176. The League of Corinth 



A. a) ostensibly provided for the autonomy of the Greeks 


B. b) promoted suppression of piracy and civil war 


C. c) showed that the polis had lost control of its own affairs 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
177. Philip's settlement of Greece in 338 B.C.E. was 



A. a) harsh and brutal 


B. b) gentle and altruistic 


C. c) liberalism in form, Macedonian rule in fact 


D. d) an expression of his belief in the brotherhood of man 


E.


Answer: C 
178. At the time of Alexander's invasion, who was king of Persia? 



A. a) Xerxes 


B. b) Darius III 


C. c) Cyrus the Great 


D. d) Darius I 


E.


Answer: B 
179. Which best describes Alexander's resources in the campaign against Persia? 



A. a) strong army, strong navy, little money 


B. b) strong army, strong navy, great wealth 


C. c) strong infantry, weak cavalry, strong navy 


D. d) strong army, no navy, loyal allies 


E.


Answer: A 
180. Which best describes Alexander's early strategy against Persia? 



A. a) siege the most important cities and wear the opposition down over a long period of time 


B. b) attack Syria first since it was the key to Persian strength 


C. c) seek quick and decisive battles to gain money and supplies from the conquered territory 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: C 
181. The statue called the "Charioteer of Delphi" 



A. a) represents the"severe style" common in Greece after 480 B.C.E. 


B. b) was sculpted by Pindar 


C. c) was placed within the temple of Poseidon at Delphi 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: A 
182. Which marks the easternmost point of Alexander's conquests? 



A. a) Persepolis 


B. b) Tyre 


C. c) Bactria 


D. d) Indus Valley 


E.


Answer: D 
183. Alexander was forced to end his conquest in India because of 



A. a) a mutiny by his men 


B. b) a lack of funds 


C. c) a fever which eventually killed him 


D. d) his assassination 


E.


Answer: A 
184. Alexander's death was the result of 



A. a) injuries received in battle 


B. b) infirmities of old age 


C. c) poison administered by his mistress 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
185. Which of the following was a successor dynasty of Alexander? 



A. a) Assyrians in Asia Minor 


B. b) Ptolemies in Egypt 


C. c) Eupatrids in Macedonia 


D. d) Parthians in Mesopotamia 


E.


Answer: B 
186. For the first 75 years after Alexander's death the world ruled by his successors enjoyed a realistic prosperity because of 



A. a) opportunities in the east which relieved Greek cities of the burden of the poor 


B. b) the great amount of money put into circulation increased economic activity 


C. c) the opening of vast new territories to Greek trade 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: D 
187. Which was the most typical political unit of the Hellenistic Age? 



A. a) a world empire providing brotherhood for all 


B. b) the independent city-state 


C. c) a league of poleis  


D. d) a kingdom sharply divided between upper and lower classes 


E.


Answer: D 
188. Which best describes the beliefs of Epicurus? 



A. a) pursuit of happiness, political atheism, withdrawal from public life 


B. b) pursuit of knowledge, belief in gods, public spiritedness 


C. c) a life in harmony with god and nature, knowledge of good and evil, avoidance of passion 


D. d) idealism, literary and historical studies, "indifference" 


E.


Answer: A 
189. Zeno of Cyprus founded 



A. a) Cynicism 


B. b) Stoicism 


C. c) Epicureanism 


D. d) Skepticism 


E.


Answer: B 
190. Which best describes the philosophy of the Stoics? 



A. a) denunciation of convention, advocacy of a crude life in accordance with nature 


B. b) a life in harmony with god and nature, knowledge of good and evil, avoidance of passion 


C. c) since nothing can be known, nothing matters 


D. d) both A and C 


E.


Answer: B 
191. The scholars of Alexandria 



A. a) administered a great library 


B. b) composed tragedies and political comedies 


C. c) copied, edited and criticized past Greek literature 


D. d) both A and C 


E.


Answer: D 
192. Hellenistic sculpture 



A. a) reflects the balance and idealism of its contemporary society 


B. b) is sentimental, emotional and realistic 


C. c) gives evidence of decline in technical abilities 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: B 
193. Scientific achievements of the Hellenistic Age were made possible to a great extent by 



A. a) patronage by the wealthy citizens of Alexandria 


B. b) support for research by Alexander and his successors 


C. c) the great amount of gold taken from Egypt 


D. d) all of the above 


E.


Answer: B 
194. In Athenian democracy, every decision of the state had to be approved by 



A. a) representatives of the people 


B. b) a council of elders 


C. c) a collection of the people whether as voters or jurors 


D. d) a board of generals 


E.


Answer: C 
195. The bulk of evidence coming from the law, from philosophical writings and from information about the conditions of everyday life indicates that women 



A. a) were excluded from most aspects of public life 


B. b) in Athens had more political responsibilities than women in Sparta 


C. c) enjoyed voting but not property rights 


D. d) controlled their dowries throughout marriage 


E.


Answer: A 
196. Slavery in ancient Greece 



A. a) was rare and never of the chattel variety 


B. b) was completely restrictive with slaves maintaining their status for life 


C. c) never amounted to more than half of the Greek population and was confined to prisoners of war 


D. d) none of the above 


E.


Answer: D