Ancient Greeks: Quiz

Prehistory to Homer

20 questions

1
point

1. 

Archaeologists find pottery useful for (check all that apply):

tracing trade routes

observing cultural changes

filling gaps in ancient ruins

establishing relative dates

1
point

2. 

True or false: During the Bronze Age there was an identifiable, unified Greek culture.

True

False

1
point

3. 

Which situation most accurately describes a redistributive economy?

Farmers barter their produce with one another

Stored produce is given out by palace elite

A craftsman trades manufactured goods for food

Exchange of goods between city-states

1
point

4. 

What are found in Linear-B?

census lists

epic poems

diplomatic letters

Storeroom inventories

1
point

5. 

What are three components of the peer polity model?

Similar community structure, shared geographical area, one dominant "capital" that controls the other communities

Communities ruled by a king, isolated economies, little communication between communities

Autonomous communities, economic exchange, similar community structure

Autonomous communities, little cultural exchange, no rivalries

1
point

6. 

What was Arthur Evans’ most important accomplishment?

He deciphered Linear-B

He restored frescoes

He excavated Knossos

He invented dendrochronology

1
point

7. 

Where did Heinrich Schliemann find nice gold jewelry for his Sophia?

in a cave in Ithaka

in a tholos tomb in Sparta

in a temple in Knossos 

in Troy and in a shaft grave in Mycenae

1
point

8. 

What would NOT have been associated with a Shaft Grave?

figure-8 shield

gold mask

stele

jewelry 

1
point

9. 

What kind of burial site would have featured a large “beehive” dome? 

mausoleum

tholos tomb

shaft grave

cist grave

1
point

10. 

True or false: Both Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations fit a peer polity model?

True

False

1
point

11. 

What are some characteristics of the Dark Ages? (check all that apply)

decrease in foreign contact

drastic depopulation

decline in architecture

a lot of wars

1
point

12. 

Which of the following flourished during the Dark Ages?

architecture 

oral poetry

inter-state trade

all of the above

1
point

13. 

A major shift during the Dark Ages was from:

Linear-A to Linear-B

barter to a market economy

bronze to iron

wood to stone building

1
point

14. 

The main concern of a Homeric hero is to acquire:

great wealth

long life

personal glory

inner peace

1
point

15. 

Which statements accurately describe the Homeric gods? (Check all that apply)

They have a hierarchy with Zeus at the top

They serve as models for ethical behavior

They do not compete with one another

They demand honor from mortals

1
point

16. 

the Iliad ends with:

the funeral of Hector

the building of the wooden horse

the sack of Troy

the death of Achilles

1
point

17. 

A typical hero would have been: (check all that apply)

Even-tempered

Born from a god

handsome

tall

1
point

18. 

The epithets that describe Achilles include:

swift-footed

son of Peleus

mighty-hearted

grey-eyed

1
point

19. 

When Penelope’s suitors take and eat greedily in Odysseus’ home, they are violating:

apoikia

xenia

filial piety

hoplite code

1
point

20. 

Paris and Hector are:

brothers

friends

in-laws

cousins

/ 1 points
1.
Archaeologists find pottery useful for (check all that apply):

Correct
1 / 1 points
2.
True or false: During the Bronze Age there was an identifiable, unified Greek culture.

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
3.
Which situation most accurately describes a redistributive economy?

Correct
1 / 1 points
4.
What are found in Linear-B?

Correct
1 / 1 points
5.
What are three components of the peer polity model?

Correct
1 / 1 points
6.
What was Arthur Evans’ most important accomplishment?

Correct
1 / 1 points
7.
Where did Heinrich Schliemann find nice gold jewelry for his Sophia?

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
8.
What would NOT have been associated with a Shaft Grave?

Correct
1 / 1 points
9.
What kind of burial site would have featured a large “beehive” dome?

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
10.
True or false: Both Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations fit a peer polity model?

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
11.
What are some characteristics of the Dark Ages? (check all that apply)

Correct
1 / 1 points
12.
Which of the following flourished during the Dark Ages?

Correct
1 / 1 points
13.
A major shift during the Dark Ages was from:

Correct
1 / 1 points
14.
The main concern of a Homeric hero is to acquire:

Correct
1 / 1 points
15.
Which statements accurately describe the Homeric gods? (Check all that apply)

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
16.
the Iliad ends with:

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
17.
A typical hero would have been: (check all that apply)

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
18.
The epithets that describe Achilles include:

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
19.
When Penelope’s suitors take and eat greedily in Odysseus’ home, they are violating:

Incorrect
0 / 1 points
20.
Paris and Hector are: