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Q1. The government of the Roman Republic can be described as

   a. an aristocratic republic.

   b. a perfect democracy.

   c. a dictatorship.

   d. a constitutional monarchy.

 

Q2. The work of ______________ initiated the tradition of the written epic in Western literature.

   a. Virgil

   b. Cicero

   c. Horace

   d. Juvenal

 

Q3. The Pax Romana refers to a two-hundred-year era of peace and prosperity initiated under the reign of

   a. Julius Caesar.

   b. Augustus Caesar.

   c. Nero.

   d. Marcus Aurelius.

 

Q4. Cicero believed that the task of the philosopher was to

   a. rule as king, because philosopher-kings were the only ones just enough for the job.

   b. educate the masses, but let the individual decide his own moral life.

   c. instruct the masses, and be an unofficial judge of their moral behavior.

   d. act as advisors for the rulers, and in that way, be the moral guide of the masses.

 

Q5. The Epicureans urged their followers to seek happiness by

   a. maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain.

   b. adhering to absolute standards of good and evil.

   c. accumulating wealth.

   d. all of the above.

 

Q6. The ________________ were the four Roman officials responsible for protecting the plebeians' interests.

   a. tribunes

   b. lectors

   c. consuls

   d. centuriae

 

Q7. How did Greek culture change as a result of Alexander's conquests?

   a. It was destroyed by the cultures of the conquered peoples.

   b. It became warlike and unsophisticated.

   c. It became increasingly sophisticated and complex.

   d. It merged with Roman culture.

 

Q8. After the end of the wars with Carthage, the gap between the rich and poor in Roman society became so wide that it resulted in

   a. large-scale rebellions across the empire.

   b. the deaths of tribunes Tiberius Gracchus and Gaius Gracchus.

   c. widespread famine and plague.

   d. the mass exodus of people from the overpopulated cities to small farms.

 

Q9. By Cicero's time, Roman women

   a. were subjected to the rule of their fathers and husbands.

   b. were allowed to own property.

   c. could choose their own husbands and seek divorce.

   d. B and C.

 

Q10. Writers like Juvenal, as opposed to Horace, can be classified as

   a. Stoics.

   b. pessimistic satirists.

   c. Epicureans.

   d. optimistic satirists.

 

Q11. The Hebrew culture featured a shift from a focus centered primarily on _________ to one centered primarily on ____________.

   a. individual human lives; a pantheon of gods

   b. a pantheon of gods; individual human lives

   c. one all-powerful God; human beings

   d. human beings; one all-powerful God

 

Q12. Why did small local governments replace a large centralized empire after AD 500?

   a. There was no money to fund a large central government.

   b. It was easier to control a small land area with a military force than an empire.

   c. The barbarian kings could not keep Roman offices running correctly.

   d. All of the above.

 

Q13. The "covenant" traditionally signifies the

   a. relationship between Abraham (and later Moses) and Jahweh.

   b. merging of Judaic and early Christian beliefs.

   c. joining of the Old and New Testaments into the Bible.

   d. Ten Commandments given to Moses by Jahweh.

 

Q14. The earliest form of Christian sculpture was the

   a. caryatid.

   b. sarcophagus.

   c. pilaster.

   d. kore.

 

Q15. In Hebrew, the name Jahweh (Yahweh) means he who

   a. is most powerful.

   b. is most loving.

   c. brings into existence.

   d. judges all.

 

Q16. The event that marked the beginning of the diaspora, or exile of the Jews, was the

   a. building of King Solomon's temple.

   b. destruction of the Jewish temple by the Roman army.

   c. fall of Canaan.

   d. conquest of the Holy Land by the Philistines.

 

Q17. Which of the following is NOT a period of early Hebrew history?

   a. the period of the patriarchs

   b. the creation of the Israeli state

   c. the captivity of the Israelites in Egypt

   d. the Exodus

 

Q18. In 312 AD, the spread of Christianity gained momentum largely due to

   a. the conversion of Constantine.

   b. the invasion of Germanic tribes.

   c. the creation of Gregorian chant.

   d. the founding of Constantinople.

 

Q19. From the mid-eighth to the sixth century B.C., the spiritual life of Jews was dominated by a succession of

   a. powerful kings.

   b. powerful female mystics.

   c. prophets.

   d. religious schisms.

 

Q20. Which statement about early Christianity is incorrect?

   a. The original followers of Jesus were Jews who decided to start a new religion.

   b. Paul originally viewed the Christians as dangerous fanatics.

   c. Paul gave a universalist interpretation to the teachings of Jesus.

   d. Early Christians relied heavily on the prophetic books of the Jewish Bible.

 

Q21. In 1261, __________________ successfully drove the Westerners out of Constantinople and established a small but fierce Byzantine kingdom there.

   a. Justinian

   b. Leo III

   c. the Turks

   d. Michael Palaeologus

 

Q22. The architecture of mosques is characterized by

   a. elaborate decoration of flat surfaces, or arabesque.

   b. small, confined interior spaces divided into many rooms.

   c. statues of Mohammed and his descendants.

   d. all of the above.

 

Q23. The branch of Islam that encorporates "the mystics" is called

   a. Sunni.

   b. Shi'ite.

   c. Sufi.

   d. Caliph.

 

Q24. The most important architectural form of Islam is the

   a. church.

   b. mosque.

   c. temple.

   d. tomb.

 

Q25. Muslim observances include

   a. ritual prayer five times a day.

   b. a pilgrimage to Damascus.

   c. a month of indulgence.

   d. all of the above.

 

Q26. The spread of the religion of Islam can best be characterized by

   a. violent conquest.

   b. diplomatic relations.

   c. trade of goods and knowledge.

   d. a mix of warfare and diplomacy.

 

Q27. Built at the city of Granada, the ________________ marks the high point of Muslim palace construction in Spain.

   a. Dome of the Rock

   b. Alhambra Palace

   c. Great Palace of Cordoba

   d. Mshatta Palace

 

Q28. Islam is similar to Judaism in its

   a. tendency to question and interpret the word of God.

   b. emphasis on codifying and following God's laws.

   c. rapid expansion into a widespread empire.

   d. tendency to take in converts from many ethnic backgrounds.

 

Q29. According to tradition, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks the spot where

   a. Moses received the Ten Commandments.

   b. Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount.

   c. Muhammad ascended to heaven.

   d. all of the above.

 

Q30. In what way did Islamic civilization have its greatest impact on Europe?

   a. The religion of Islam spread successfully into Spain and Italy.

   b. New foods and medicines were introduced into Europe.

   c. European artists copied many Islamic geometrical patterns.

   d. Major scientific and philosophical works were acquired from Islamic intellectuals.

 

Q31. As a whole, the Greek philosophers were most interested in discovering

   a. relativistic principles.

   b. mystical knowledge.

   c. the unknown territories of Hyperborea.

   d. universal principles of rationality.

 

Q32. The word philosophy means the

   a. golden mean.

   b. knowledge of the self.

   c. love of wisdom.

   d. imitation of life.

 

Q33. Plato and Aristotle viewed knowledge differently. For Plato knowledge was ___________, while for Aristotle it was ___________.

   a. rational, intuitive

   b. deductive, inductive

   c. inductive, deductive

   d. intuitive, rational

 

Q34. The statement "Man is the measure of all things" best describes the philosophy of the

   a. Pre-Socratics.

   b. Monists.

   c. Aristotelians.

   d. Sophists.

 

Q35. In Plato's description in the Phaedo, Socrates draws the greatest comfort during his hour of death from

   a. having his close friends nearby.

   b. knowing he will become a famous martyr.

   c. believing the soul may be immortal.

   d. realizing that his death will be pointless.

 

Q36. The view expressed in Aristotle's Politics is that individuals cannot live a truly virtuous life outside of the

   a. state.

   b. family.

   c. temple.

   d. military.

 

Q37. The Pre-Socratic thinkers were primarily concerned with discovering the

   a. existence of the human soul.

   b. principles of mathematics.

   c. origin of the gods.

   d. ultimate unifying principle of matter.

 

Q38. From Aristotle's perspective, a female was

   a. a failed male.

   b. the mental equal of a male.

   c. the social equal of a male.

   d. physically inferior, but morally superior to a male.

 

Q39. Unlike Plato, Aristotle in the Poetics views poetry as

   a. detrimental to an ideal republic.

   b. superior to history.

   c. the lowest form of artistic expression.

   d. completely realistic.

 

Q40. Aristotle's version of God represents

   a. the perfection that all objects are striving for.

   b. the element that binds together all objects in existence.

   c. the fourth "sphere" of the universe.

   d. the inevitable stasis of the universe.

 

 

 

 

 

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