Ancient Greece Pretest

1. From about 1600 B.C. to 1100 B.C., Greece was controlled by (a) Athenians. (b) Spartans. (c) Mycenaeans. (d) Minoans.

2. All of the following encouraged Greek unity EXCEPT (a) a common language. (b) a common religion. (c) the geography of Greece. (d) belief in a common ancestor.

3. Greek religion during the Homeric Age (a) helped to explain happenings in the physical world. (b) promised a life of happiness after death. (c) was monotheistic. (d) was legalistic.

4. One characteristic of Greek art during the golden age was that it glorified (a) humans. (b) gods. (c) sacred animals. (d) kings

5. Athens would have been a more complete democracy if (a) more citizens had been allowed to take part in government. (b) more people had been allowed to become citizens. (c) foreigners had not been permitted to influence the government. (d) the Council of Five Hundred had been allowed to veto laws passed by the Assembly.

6. The Age of Pericles was a period of great power and prosperity for (a) Sparta. (b) Crete. (c) Athens. (d) Persia.

7. Hellenistic society included a middle class that thrived because (a) trade expanded. (b) farming was left to the middle class. (c) entertainment was profitable. (d) its members owned land.

8.The great Greek orator who tried to warn the people of the danger posed by Philip of Macedonia was (a) Antiochus. (b) Aristotle. (c) Socrates. (d) Demosthenes.

9. Alexander the Great conquered territory as far east as the (a) Nile River. (b) Euphrates River. (c) Indus River. (d) Tigris River.

10. Philosophers who taught that people should scorn pleasure, wealth, and social position were called (a) Pythagorians. (b) Epicureans. (c) Stoics. (d) Cynics.