The Golden Age of Athens & Hellenic Culture (2)


1	During its Golden Age, Athens?:
		conquered Persia.
		was the center of Greek culture.
		ruled all of Greece.
		became a monarchy.


2	As a result of the Peloponnesian War?:
		Athens was forced to give up its empire.
		Sparta and Athens divided up Greece.
		Athens won control of the Peloponnesus.
		Greece was ruled by Persia.


3	The main source of legal and social protection for the Athenian woman was?:
		the legal code.
		a tradition of respect for women.
		her dowry.
		the bride's gift.


4	Plato's greatest contribution to philosophy was?:
		the founding of the Academy.
		publishing the dialogues of Socrates.
		the atomic theory.
		the theory of eternal forms.


5	Pericles paid for his extensive building program through?:
		higher taxes.
		loans.
		appropriating Delian League funds.
		his private fortune.


6	Aeschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles were all Greek?:
		playwrights.
		generals.
		sculptors.
		scientists.


7	The architecture of the Parthenon is notable for its?:
		graceful proportions and use of perspectives.
		46 black marble columns.
		unusual assymmetrical design.
		multi-levelled stories.


8	Why is Herodotus considered the "Father of History?:"
		he wrote many narratives of Greek events.
		he was the first person to record history.
		he sought the causes behind historical events.
		he was the first Greek to get paid to teach history.


9	"Classical" Greek art exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT?:
		balance.
		proportion.
		order.
		emotion.


10	Plato believed that democracy was?:
		the ideal form of government for a polis.
		a bad form of government due to the general ignorance of the people.
		a transitional form of government that would evolve into a republic.
		only suitable for barbarians.