History 101: Western Civilization The Hellenistic Age and Rise of Rome: Study Questions

2. The above age was primarily one in which
a. Alexander conquered much of the Near East
b. Greek culture was diffused over a wide area
c. kingdoms superseded the polis in power and importance
d. all of the above

3. From his tutor Aristotle, Alexander gained
a. an appreciation for the Homeric epics
b. a knowledge of military strategy
c. an appreciation for democracy
d. all of the above

4. Which of the following does NOT fit with the others?
a. Aristotle
b. Philip of Macedon
c. Aristophanes
d. Alexander the Great

5. Place the following in correct chronological order:
 1. death of Alexander the Great
 2. battle of Marathon
 3. Trojan War
 4. trial of Socrates
a. 1,4,3,2
b. 4,3,1,2
c. 3,2,4,1
d. 3,1,2,4

6. The dynasty established in western Asia after Alexander's death was the
a. Seleucid
b. Ptolemaic
c. Archimedian
d. Antigonid

7. According to your text, one of the most important characteristics of the world Alexander created was
a. Greek culture was replaced by oriental culture
b. cosmopolitanism replaced the parochialism of the city-state
c. a more secular idea of leadership spread
d. all of the above

8. Eventually this form of Greek came to be spoken throughout the empire.
a. Latin
b. koine
c. ouikomene
d. Alexandrian

9. The greatest city of its time, and the most representative of the world after Alexander's conquests, was
a. Paris, France
b. Baghdad, Persia
c. Constantinople, Turkey
d. Alexandria, Egypt

10. Which of the following is true of the culture of the post-Alexandrian period?
a. while literature flourished, there was little scientific achievement
b. there were few expressions of either literature or science
c. examples of both literature and science were numerous
d. there may have been literary and scientific works, but nothing has survived from the period

11. The leading historian of the Hellenistic period was the Greek _____________________.

12. Which of the following was NOT a Hellenistic scientist?
a. Archimedes
b. Eratosthenes
c. Aristarchus
d. Menander

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the major philosophical schools which arose in the period after the conquests of Alexander?
a. Skepticism
b. Polytheism
c. Stoicism
d. Cynicism

14. Of the philosophies listed in #13 above, according to your text, which was the most important?
a. Skepticism
b. Polytheism
c. Stoicism
d. Cynicism

15. Which of the following is NOT a good match?
a. Epicurus--Epicureanism
b. Zeno--Stoicism
c. Pericles--Skepticism
d. Diogenes--Cynicism

16. Epicurus, who denied that the gods could interfere in human affairs, adopted the physics of Democritus, who taught that
a. everything was made up of atoms in motion
b. there was only one god who slept all the time
c. the physical world did not really exist, but was only a hallucination
d. man could not understand the physical world -- it was subject to the whims of the gods

17. Epicurus also taught that
a. death was to be feared and avoided
b. one should pray to the gods for relief in times of trouble
c. an active political life was most desirable
d. a person should engage in a prudent search of sober pleasures

18. According to your text, while the Greeks were distinguished by philosophers, Rome's genius found expression in
a. the city-state
b. law and government
c. poetry
d. naval warfare

19. Roman history is divided into two periods: the period of the Republic and that of the Empire, which began with the reign of
a. Marcus Aurelius
b. Cicero
c. Nero
d. Octavian

20. The forerunners to the Romans who inhabited northern Italy were the
a. Tiberians
b. Sumerians
c. Etruscans
d. Samites

21. Roman aristocrats were called
a. plebeians
b. patricians
c. phoenicians
d. calimarians

22. The "Struggle of the Orders" took place between
a. Hercules and Odysseus
b. Romans and Etruscans
c. Romans and Trojans
d. Roman aristocrats and commoners

23. Among the grievances of the Roman plebeians was/were
a. enslavement for debt
b. discrimination in the courts
c. lack of a written law code
d. all of the above

24. Officials of the Plebeian Assembly who protected plebeian rights were
a. consuls
b. dictators
c. tribunes
d. centurions

25. According to your text, the Roman patron-client system
a. tended to bolster upper-class leadership
b. involved patricians only
c. died out after Rome became a republic
d. all of the above

26. Cicero argued that
a. the lower classes should share leadership with the aristocracy
b. only the best should rule
c. the lower classes should revolt if they didn't get their way
d. women should vote and sit on assemblies

27. Factors in Rome's conquest of Italy included
a. a well-organized army
b. extension of political rights to some of the conquered peoples
c. the courage and perseverance of the Roman soldier
d. all of the above

28. The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and
a. Troy
b. Greece
c. Persia
d. Carthage

29. ______________________ was the great Carthaginian leader who invaded Rome by transporting his army across the Alps.

30. Among the consequences of Rome's expansion by 146 BC was/were
a. Rome became Hellenized
b. Rome became impoverished by the constant wars
c. slavery declined as Roman soldiers left the army and took jobs
d. all of the above

31. The Roman orator who was dedicated to republicanism was
a. Cicero
b. Plautus
c. Catullus
d. Ovid

32. The Roman Epicurean philosopher who deplored the civil strife of Marius and Sulla was
a. Livy
b. Pompey
c. Lucretius
d. Cato

33. Large Roman plantations worked by slave labor were called
a. sophronosia
b. quincux
c. sparticists
d. latifundia

34. Tiberius Gracchus
a. wanted to make more land available to more people
b. was a commoner
c. was a leader in the Senate
d. all of the above

35. Gaius Gracchus
a. carried on his brother's policies
b. was a tribune
c. died in a fight with the senatorial forces
d. all of the above

36. General Marius instituted an important military reform when he
a. did away with the property requirement for service in the army
b. raised the property requirement for service in the army
c. greatly reduced the size of the army
d. granted soldiers the right to vote

37. In 60 BC, the first triumvirate was formed, consisting of
a. Octavian, Marcus Aurelius, and Antony
b. Cassius, Brutus, and Quintilian
c. Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus
d. Moe, Larry, and Curley

38. What was Cicero's attitude toward the assassination of Caesar?
a. he deplored the great leader's death
b. he thought the conspirators were justified in killing a tyrant
c. he thought it was horrible but necessary
d. he had no opinion

39. Caesar's death
a. was immediately followed by the Pax Romana
b. restored republican liberty in Rome
c. ushered in another period of civil war
d. brought the first Triumvirate into power

40. Antony's wife was the Egyptian queen _______________________.