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1. History quiz….$6 | History homework help
1) Communication was difficult in Ancient Greece because of A) geographical
barriers. B) religious differences. C) language differences. D) political
regulations. 2) Which man discovered the remains of the Mycenaean civilization? A)
Alexander the Great B) Arthur Evans C) Heinrich Schliemann D) Marc
Bloch 3) By about what date did Indo-Europeans reach Greece? A) 5200
B.C.E. B) 1600 B.C.E. C) 500 B.C.E. D) 7300 B.C.E. 4) What was the
relationship between Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations? A) Minoan settlers
probably created Mycenae. B) Mycenaean probably borrowed from
Minoan. C) The two emerged independently. D) Both were the products of
Cycladic civilization. 5) How did the work of Heinrich Schliemann transform our
understanding of early Greek civilization? A) He found the Cretan Minoan
civilization. B) He proved it was much less sophisticated than previously
thought. C) He showed that Mycenae was destroyed by war. D) He showed
that the Iliad and Odyssey were based on a historical past. 6) The Greek polis was A)
an alliance of city states. B) a city state. C) an open space where citizens could
assemble. D) a leader who seized power violently. 7) Rule by a class of elite families
is known as A) monarchy. B) oligarchy. C) aristocracy D)
tyranny. 8) The type of government in which a small group of people rule society is known
as A) democracy. B) oligarchy. C) tyranny. D) aristocracy. 9)
Which of these means the rule of one legitimate ruler? A) oligarchy B)
monarchy C) democracy D) tyranny 10) Greek city-states numbered at most
about how many full
citizens? A) 1,000 B) 40,000 C) 500,000 D) 200,000 11) What
was the main goal of Greek colonization in the Archaic Period? A) expanding their
city-states B) land shortage C) trade D) finding a source of slaves 12)
What was the main route for Greek colonization? A) the Danube River B) the
Black Sea C) the Mediterranean Sea D) the Nile River 13) Which of these
modern countries was not colonized by Greeks in the 700s to 500s
B.C.E.? A) Italy B) France C) Turkey D) Morocco 14) Which city-
state’s name means “The Scattered”? A) Athens B) Thebes C)
Sparta D) Corinth 15) Which off the following was NOT a component of Spartan
government? A) two kings B) a council of twenty-eight members C) a public
assembly open to all male citizens D) a military dictator 16) What explains the

2. importance of defense in Spartan life? A) The city-state was largely made up of
subject peoples. B) Athens and Sparta were in conflict from their
beginnings. C) Persia had made Sparta the target of its aggression. D) Sparta
had made an enemy of Crete. 17) What was the goal of the Peloponnesian
League? A) ending conflict B) creating a trade network C) ending the
Persian threat D) destroying Athens 18) Which Athenian aristocrat developed the
first legal code in Greece? A) Hammurabi B) Solon C) Draco D)
Plato 19) Which of the following should NOT be associated with the reign of
Solon? A) an end to debt slavery B) creation of a strong monarchy in
Athens C) the positioning of himself as a mediator between the rich and poor D)
the inclusion of all citizens in the political system 20) How did the political systems in
Athens and Sparta differ? A) Athens didn’t have hereditary kings; Sparta did. B)
Athens was not a military dictatorship; Sparta was. C) Athens allowed women to vote;
Sparta didn’t. D) Athens allowed all people to have a voice in the government; Sparta
didn’t. 21) How did Athenian democracy differ from today’s perception of
democracy? A) Athenian democracy didn’t include all citizens. B) Athenian
democracy ignored class distinction. C) Athenian democracy included women in the
political process. D) Athenian democracy rejected political inequality. 22) Which of
the following statements about the Persian Wars is NOT true? A) Victory fostered the
Greeks’ identification with participatory government. B) Most Greeks failed to fight at
all. C) Opposition to Persia united all of the city-states. D) Victory boosted the
Greeks’ self-confidence. 23) What was the goal of the Delian League? A) trading
alliance B) defense against Persia C) defeat of Sparta D) alliance against
Athens 24) Why did Sparta come to challenge the Delian League? A) Athenian
dominance of the League threatened Sparta. B) Sparta was jealous of the power of
the League. C) The League took Spartan lands. D) Spartan sea power was
threatened by the League. 25) Which of the following statements accurately describes
Athens between the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars? A) They were building an
empire and enjoying political and economic dominance. B) They were attempting to
appease the Spartans and avoid war. C) They were rebuilding after their defeat at the
hands of the Persians. D) They were enacting legislation designed to avoid future
wars. 26) Which of the following statements about Athens is NOT true? A) Athens
established and dominated the Delian League after the Persian Wars. B) Athens defeated
Sparta after a bitter struggle and great loss of life. C) Athens developed an impressive
navy. D) Athens established the world’s first democracy. 27) Which of the following
was NOT part of the Delian League? A) Athens B) Macedonia C)
Byzantium D) Lesbos 28) Which man is revered as the first genuine
historian? A) Aristophanes B) Euripides C) Sophocles D)
Thucydides 29) What is known as the “suicide of Greece”? A) the Persian
Wars B) Athenian dominance in the region C) the Peloponnesian War D)
the unification of the Greek city-states 30) The world’s first historical thesis statement
centered on the subject of the cause of A) the Persian Wars. B) Alexander’s
eastern campaign. C) the fall of Persia. D) the Peloponnesian War. 31) Which

3. of the following best describes the results of the Peloponnesian War? A) Athens defeated
the Persians and rose to prominence as the most powerful Greek polis. B) Athens
defeated Sparta and took control of the Delian and Spartan Leagues. C) The Greeks basically
destroyed each other and opened the door for conquest by the Macedonians. D) The era of
Athenian dominance was ended, and Sparta became the dominant force in Greece and
eventually defeated the Macedonians. 32) Which man wrote plays whose theme was the
conflict between reason and emotion? A) Aeschylus B) Euripides C)
Sophocles D) Aristophanes 33) Which man was NOT a tragedian? A)
Sophocles B) Euripides C) Aristophanes D) Aeschylus 34) Which man
satirized the famous and powerful Greeks? A) Sophocles B) Euripides C)
Aristophanes D) Aeschylus 35) Which man wrote Oedipus and Antigone? A)
Aeschylus B) Euripides C) Sophocles D) Aristophanes 36) Who was the
first Athenian dramatist of the Classical Period? A) Aeschylus B)
Euripides C) Sophocles D) Aristophanes 37) Which man innovated the
philosophical method that consisted of asking questions? A) Plato B)
Sophocles C) Aristotle D) Socrates 38) Socrates’ insistence that his students
think for themselves was interpreted by Athenian authorities as A) teaching young
people to question their elders. B) a long overdue educational reform. C) an
attempt to lead students to overthrow the monarch and establish a democracy. D) all
of the above 39) Which of the following statements concerning The Republic is
correct? A) It was an epic poem written by Homer. B) It was an essay written by
Plato. C) It was a political theory written by Aristotle. D) It was a drama written
by Euripides. 40) Which of the following statements best represents Plato’s political
ideology? A) Democracy is the only logical choice for government in an educated
society. B) Democracy gives power to the popular instead of the educated. C)
Democracy leads to political inequality, but this is a necessary evil. D) Democracy is
the best form of government. 41) Which of these led Plato to distrust Athenian
democracy? A) the Persian Wars B) the Delian League C) the
Peloponnesian War D) the conquests of Alexander 42) Which of the following
statements about Aristotle is NOT true? A) He laid the foundation for many of the
science courses studied in schools today. B) He was a poet and philosopher. C)
He was a leading Athenian dramatist. D) He believed that there was a physical world and an
ideal world. 43) The majority of Greek slaves were A) criminals. B) prisoners
of war. C) orphans. D) debtors. 44) Which of the following rights was NOT
given to Spartan women? A) the right to vote B) the right to voice their opinions
publicly C) the right to own property D) the right to transact business without
the husband’s consent 45) Which of the following does NOT accurately portray Athenian
family norms? A) Women were protected by male guardians until marriage. B)
Spouses were expected to remain faithful to each other. C) Athenian husbands had
almost total authority over their households. D) Virginity before marriage was highly
prized for both genders. 46) Which of the following does NOT accurately portray Greek
ideology regarding the gods? A) Greeks believed that the diet of ambrosia and nectar
kept the gods immortal. B) Greeks believed that the blood of the gods ran black when they

4. were wounded in battle. C) Greeks believed that the gods all craved worship and
adoration from humans. D) Greeks believed that the gods on Mt. Olympus were closely
involved in the lives of the people. 47) Which man united the Greek city-states? A)
Alexander the Great B) Thucydides C) Philip II of Macedon D)
Aristotle 48) Alexander the Great was unable to conquer India because A) the Indian
army proved to be too powerful. B) Alexander’s men staged a mutiny. C) Alexander
lost the will to fight after the death of his mother. D) the Chinese army crossed the
mountains and helped India fight. 49) Alexander the Great’s empire included all of the
following EXCEPT A) Egypt. B) India. C) Persia. D) Greece. 50)
Alexander’s conquest of Egypt was significant for Greece because the conquest A) was
the first time in history that the Greeks had seen Egypt. B) opened the door for his
invasion of Palestine. C) paved the way for the Greeks to conquer the rest of Africa. D)
secured the Mediterranean coastline, which meant that Persia couldn’t use it to invade
Greece. 51) Which man calculated the circumference of the earth during the Hellenistic Era
with amazing accuracy? A) Aristophanes B) Archimedes C)
Eratosthenes D) Aristotle 52) Which man believed in a heliocentric
universe? A) Aristotle B) Aristarchus C) Archimedes D)
Ptolemy 53) Archimedes is considered by some to be the leading scientist of the Hellenistic
Era. His major contribution was in the area of A) hydrostatics. B)
astronomy. C) astrology. D) botany. 54) Which of the following beliefs
represents Stoic philosophy? A) All matter is composed of atoms. B) Pleasure is
simply the absence of pain. C) One should not attempt to alter destiny. D) One
should virtuously do one’s duty even in times of crisis.