CSTU 101 Quiz 5 Complete Solutions

1.    According to the text, the “environmental” answer to the Greek Miracle can be described as what?
Answers:     Darwinian
    Calvinist
    Freudian
    Marxist
2.    Which of the following events was pivotal in shaping the direction of early Greek culture?
Answers:     the opening up of the Black Sea to trade and exploration
    the collapse of the Egyptian dynasties
    the migration of the Phoenicians
    the Persian invasion
3.    Myron, Praxiteles, and Exekias were ancient Greek engineers.
Answers:     True 
    False 
4.    We associate which of the following with the Archaic Period of ancient Greece?
Answers:     the transition from bronze to iron
    kouros
    colonization
    Homeric epics
5.    According to the text, what cannot exist within a society apart from the concept of individuality?
Answers:     democracy
    sophisticated art
    agnosticism
    public schools
6.    The epic stories of the ancient Greek heroes were first told during the late classical period.
Answers:     True 
    False 
7.    What process helps to explain why the New Testament was written in Greek?
Answers:     nationalization
    periodization
    democratization
    hellenization
8.    The concept of individuality is the exception, and not the norm, within the history and cultures of the world.
Answers:     True 
    False 
9.    The "geometric style" is associated with what period?
Answers:     Greek Dark Ages
    Age of Pericles
    Age of Colonization
    Hellenistic Age
10.    The phrase "Greek Miracle" reminds us that we still don't fully understand the unique genius of the ancient Greeks.
Answers:     True 
    False 
11.    The term "Dark Ages" always implies some kind of break with the immediate past.
Answers:     True 
    False 
12.    The "adaptability" that Pericles spoke about is clearly evident in the mythic figure of Odysseus.
13.    Answers:     True 
    False 

14.    The term “Greek Miracle” refers specifically to the amazing victory of the Greeks over the invading Persian army.
15.    Answers:     True 
    False 

16.    In contrast to Egyptian culture, ancient Greek culture is described by what specific term?
Answers:     dynamic
    sophisticated
    inquisitive
    humanistic