Download World History 6/11 Exam

World History 6/11 Exam
1.) What did Alexander the Great die from?
a.) Chicken Pox
b.) Valley Fever
c.) Black Plague
d.) Malaria
2.) Which of the following is a poem written by Homer?
a.) The Iliad
b.) Mycenae
c.) The Agora
d.) The Parthenon
3.) Name one unique value that was taught in Greek School?
a.) Writing
b.) Math
c.) Love for Nature
d.) Games
4.) How did the cities of Asia Minor and Ionia assume leadership in a growing textile
industry?
a.) by producing wool
b.) with purple dye from Mollusks
c.) by weaving colored materials
d.) both A & B
5.) Sparta was located on what peninsula?
a.) Italian Peninsula
b.) Peloponnesus
c.) Florida
d.) Norway
6.) Which of the following groups controlled Greece after the Peloponnesian War?
a.) Athenians
b.) Spartans
c.) Thebans
d.) Macedonians
7.) What did the Parthenon represent?
a.) “The Gods”
b.) Religion
c.) Godly Trust
d.) “Nothing to Excess”
8.) What is a play with a humorous theme and a happy ending called?
a.) Tragedy
b.) Comedy
c.) History
d.) All of the Above
9.) Which Greek mathematician studied Astronomy?
a.) Thales
b.) Thucydides
c.) Herodotus
d.) Pythagoras
10.) How old was Alexander the Great when he died?
a.) 23
b.) 33
c.) 43
d.) 35
11.) Who was the renowned playwright of the Hellenistic Period?
a.) Menander
b.) Alexander
c.) Shakespeare
d.) Euclid
12.) Who wrote The elements of Geometry?
a.) Eratosthenes
b.) Menander
c.) Euclid
d.) Philip II
13.) When did Alexander the Great start his military campaign?
a.) 331 B.C.
b.) 332 B.C
c.) 333 B.C.
d.) 334 B.C.
14.) What did Eratosthenes calculate?
a.) Distance to the Moon
b.) Earths Circumference
c.) Depth of the Ocean
d.) Height of Mount Everest
15.) Name one way the mountains of mainland Greece protect and isolate the Greek
people?
a.) Protects from outside invaders
b.) Mountains limit travel and communication between communities
c.) Spoke the same language and practiced the same religion
d.) All of the above
e.) None of the above
16.) During the dark ages people lost skills such as?
a.) Writing
b.) Reading
c.) Building
d.) Speaking
17.) What did the Greeks believe their deities controlled?
a.) Fighting
b.) Reading
c.) The Weather
d.) Sleep
18.) What two Greek festivals do we still celebrate today?
a.) Olympics and Plays
b.) Renaissance and Plays
c.) Olympics and Reading
d.) Olympics and Renaissance
19.) During what time period did the Tyrants rule Greece?
a.) 600 b.c. to 500 b.c.
b.) 336 b.c.
c.) 500 b.c. to 336 b.c.
d.) 425 b.c.
20.) Who was responsible for sending groups of people to establish colonies in coastal
areas around the Mediterranean and Black Seas?
a.) The Polis
b.) The Aristocrats
c.) The Merchants
d.) The Artisans
21.) Who was excluded from citizenship in Athens?
a.) Women
b.) Slaves
c.) Tertian Born
d.) All of the above
22.) What two cities became the most famous of the Greek city states?
a.) Athens
b.) Sparta
c.) Corinth
d.) A & B
e.) A & C
23.) What did middle class merchants and artisans, who were excluded from citizenship
want?
a.) Better Pay
b.) Voice in the Government
c.) Encouragement of over seas trade
d.) A & C
e.) A & B
24.) Who did Spartan women aspire to become the wives of?
a.) Soldiers
b.) Priests
c.) Kings
d.) Nobles
25.) Which of the following types of rulers jointly governed Sparta
a.) Priests
b.) Kings
c.) Soldiers
d.) Nobles
26.) In 507 B.C., Which of the following documents stated that all Athenian born men
were free citizens?
a.) Declaration of Independence
b.) Bill of Rights
c.) Constitution
d.) Laws
27.) Who was the poet law-maker that became the leader of Athens in 594 B.C.?
a.) Solon
b.) Draco
c.) Pericles
d.) Sophocles
28.)When Greek young men reached their teens, _____________ was added to their
studies.
a.) English
b.) Rhetoric
c.) Public Speaking
d.) Phonics
29.)Due to the fact that an all-powerful king ruled the Persian empire, the Ionians…
a.) Disliked the Persian conquers
b.) Rebelled against the Persians
c.) Admired the Persians
d.) Perished
30.)Which of the following is not a component of a typical Athenian house?
a.) Two main rooms
b.) Several small rooms
c.) A courtyard
d.) A basement
31.) What event led to the decline of Greek population and caused many City-States to
the lose the ability to govern themselves?
a.) The battle at Marathon
b.) The Peloponnesian War
c.) The battle at Salamis
d.) The Persian Wars
32.)Why did the Persian forces attack the Greek mainland?
a.) To help the Athenian forces against Sparta
b.) To steal from the powerful Greeks
c.) The need for more land
d.) To seek revenge against the revolting Ionians
33.) Name the individual who transformed the Delian League into an Empire for Athens
a.) Delos
b.) Apasia
c.) Xerxes
d.) Pericles
34.) During the Golden Age of Greek art, artists created works of simplicity and balance
in what three fields?
a.) Dough, clay, and berry based inks
b.) Architecture, sculpture, and painting
c.) Pastels, painting, and screening
d.) Pottery, sketching, and coloring
35.) Who were the three most famous sculpture artists of the Greek Golden Age?
a.) Phidias, Praxitles, and Myron
b.) Euripides, Aristotle, and Oedipus
c.) Plato, Sophocles and Aeschylus
d.) Oresteia, Aristophanes, and Parisedes
36.) What two characteristics are Greek comedies expected to contain?
a.) Attractive actors and rich scenery
b.) Action scenes and Royalty
c.) Jokers and puppets
d.) Humor and happy endings
37.) Name the five athletic events of the Greek Pentathlon.
a.) Swimming, boxing, stone throwing, weightlifting and archery
b.) Jousting, fencing, hunting, arm wrestling, and ax throwing
c.) Running, jumping throwing, wrestling, and javelin hurling
d.) None of the above
38.) What was the name given to an individual territory in ancient Greece
a.) Domain
b.) Settlement
c.) House
d.) Village
39.)A system of Government where power lies with the Citizens is referred to as a…
a.) Oligarchy
b.) Monarchy
c.) Democracy
d.) Tyranny
40.) A ____________ is a large vase used by ancient Greeks for storing oil and other
supplies.
a.) Polis
b.) Bard
c.) Amphora
d.) Kylix
41.) In Ancient Greece, a sanctuary was considered to be a place of…
a.) Prayer
b.) Worship
c.) Sacrifice
d.) Love
42.) Name the Greek Historian who described the Persian wars.
a.) Thucydides
b.) Herodotus
c.) Thales
d.) Pythagoras
43.) Name the Greek Mathematician who attempted to describe the world in
mathematical terms.
a.) Thucydides
b.) Herodotus
c.) Thales
d.) Pythagoras
45.) The famous Greek man Hippocrates, was a well known…
a.) Aristocrat
b.) Politician
c.) Philosopher
d.) Doctor