CLAS101 Exam II

Aeschylos

The father of tragedy. He expanded the number of characters in plays to allow for conflict amongst them. He laid out the foundation for drama as we know it.

Sophokles

A figure in tragedy, following Aeschylus. He is know for adding a third actor to the stage. He created the play “Antigone”

Oedipos

A tragic hero and is best know for Sophocles’ play, “Oedipus Rex”. He kills his father and marries his mother.

Tiresias

A blind prophet in several plays including Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex”. His character represents wisdom and the will of the gods.

Antigone

The heroine of Sophocles’ tragedy. She’s the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta.

Laius

Husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus and king of Thebes.

Jocasta

Wife of King Laius of Thebes and then marries her own son, Oedipus.

Ismene

Sister of Antigone and the only survivor of all of her siblings.

Eumenides

Also known as the ‘furies’ and is the third part of Oresteia trilogy.

Orestes

Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Famous for avenging his father’s murder by killing his mother.

Elektra

Daughter of Agamemnon and sister to Orestes. She’s consumed with grief and vengeance against her mother.

Klytemnestra

Queen of Mycenae and wife of King Agamemnon. She murdered Agamemnon to be with her lover, Aegisthus.

Agamemnon

King of Mycenae and husband of Queen Clytemnestra, who was involved in his murder. He was also the leader of the Greek forces during the Trojan War.

Aegisthos

The lover of Queen Clytemnestra and seized the throne from Agamemnon

Iphigenia

Daughter of Agamemnon. She is also the central of tales of the Trojan War.

Darius

The third Persian King and is known for his administrative genius and building projects and the creation of the postal system.

Xerxes

Son of Darius and became the fourth king. He is known for the massive invasion of Greece which led to the Battle of Salamis.

Battle of Marathon

Took place in 490 BC and was fought between the Persian Empire and city-states of Athens. The Athenians won this battle.

Battle of Salamis

Took place in 480 BC and was fought between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states. The Greeks won this battle.

Battle of the Eurymedon River

Took place in 466 BC and was fought between the Delian League and the Persian Empire. The Greeks won this battle.

Trittyes

The divided sections within the 3 regions in Athens which was part of its democratic government.

Prytany

Was divided into 10 prytanies and it was where a group of citizens took charge of the city for a lil over a month each year.

Symposion

A social gathering where male greeks would go and have a drinking party.

Pentakosiamedimnoi

The top and wealthiest class of the Athenian social class. They were eligible for all of the benefits that Athens offered.

Kleisthenes

Known as the “father of Athenian democracy” as he created reforms in Athens to lay out the foundation of democracy.

Peisistratus

A tyrant of Athens and his leadership contributed to the cultural development of Ath

Solon

A lawmaker and poet of Athens. He sought to balance the interest of different social classes by erasing debts, liberating slaves, and reforming the politcal and economic structures of Athens.

Delian League

Formed in 478 BC and was the defensive alliance against Persia. This league was also led by Athens.

Temple of Zeus at Olympia

A massive Greek temple in Olympia, Greece and was dedicated to the god Zeus. It also housed one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Parthenon

A former temple in Acropolis, Greece and was dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Perioikoi

Members of the social class and were free but non citizens of Sparta. They mostly lived in the surrounding areas of Spartan territories.

Helots

The lowest members of the social class and has limited personal freedoms.

Ephor

A group of 5 officials who shared power with the Spartan kings. They were responsible for day to day duties in their region.

Council of 500

Known as the Boule and was the foundation of the Athenian democracy. The council was responsible for overseeing the government administration.

Cella

Also known as Naos and is the inner chamber of the classical temple. Only priests and few others could enter in this room and rituals took place here.

Pediment

The triangular upper part of the buildings in Ancient Greece. Sculptures is often decorated near these.

Metope

The rectangular spaces on the Doric frieze. They brought great details in architectural design in Ancient Greece.

What is Peer-Polity Interaction?

a. When polities engage in a noncompetitive system of exchanges, by which the internal socio-political and economic structures of those polities increase in complexity and sophistication.

b. When polities engage in a competitive system of exchanges, by which the internal socio-political and economic structures of those polities increase in complexity and sophistication.

c. When polities engage in a competitive system of exchanges, by which the internal socio-political and economic structures of those polities decrease in complexity and sophistication.

d. When polities engage in a noncompetitive system of exchanges, by which the internal socio-political and economic structures of those polities decrease in complexity and sophistication

b. When polities engage in a competitive system of exchanges, by which the internal socio-political and economic structures of those polities increase in complexity and sophistication.

What male Greek drinking party is known as a:

a. Symposium

b. Kouros

c. Einzelhaussiedlung

d. Synoikism

a. Symposium

The sanctuary at Delphi is primarily associated with:

a. Athena

b. Artemis

c. Apollo

d. Asklepios

c. Apollo

A kouros is a:

a. title of respect, equivalent to a ‘master’

b. male statue of the Archaic period

c. female statue of the Archaic period

d. type of ceramic of the Archaic period

b. male statue of the Archaic period

Which of the following reforms/polices did not occur during the time of Solon?

a. Return of enslaved Athenians

b. Strictures on grain exportation

c. Establishment of the Areopagus for homicide cases

d. Structuring of socio-politcal classes based on wealth

c. Establishment of the Areopagus for homicide cases

The rule of Peisistratos was ended by his:

a. murder

b. peaceful death

c. abdication and exile

d. overthrow by the citizenry

b. peaceful death

At what age did Spartans retire from the military?

a. 30

b. 40

c. 50

d. 60

d. 60

The Spartan social pyramid was, from highest to lowest:

a. Perioikoi, Helots, Spartans

b. Spartans, Perioikoi, Helots

c. Helots, Perioikoi, Spartans

d. Spartans, Heltos, Perioikoi

b. Spartans, Perioikoi, Helots

Each Spartan was given a ______, which was worked by Helots and provided him with food.

a. fratire

b. oikos

c. phyle

d. kleros

d. kleros

The primary role of Spartan women to:

a. conduct trade

b. have children

c. fight alongside their husbands

d. control the Helots

b. have children

The Battle of Marathon took place in:

a. 510 BC

b. 490 BC

c. 480 BC

d. 477 BC

b. 490 BC

Athens was sacked and burned in:

a. 510 BC

b. 490 BC

c. 480 BC

d. 477 BC

c. 480 BC

Tragedy emerges from festivals for _____.

a. Demeter

b. Dionysos

c. Zeus
d. Apollo

b. Dionysos

Agamemnon brings _____ home from Troy as a war prize.

a. Hecuba

b. Kassandra

c. Helen

d. Priam

b. Kassandra

_______ is the lover of Klytemnestra.

a. Zeus

b. Kassandra

c. Helen

d. Priam

b. Kassandra

Who casts the deciding ballot in the Eumenides?

a. Apollo

b. Orestes

c. Agamemnon

d. Aegisthos

d. Aegisthos

Who is killed in the Libation Bearers?

a. Klytemnestra

b. Agamemnon

c. Orestes

d. Electra

a. Klytemnestra

Under the Kleisthenic system, the members of the Boule are:

a. elected by ballot

b. elected by acclamation

c. appointed by the archon

d. selected by lot

d. selected by lot

Under the Kleisthenic system, there are _____ tribes in Athens for the purposes of political organization,

a. 4

b. 5

c. 10

d. 12

c. 10

Which of the following was among stated purposes of the Delian League’s formation?

a. To promote democracy throughout Greece

b. To expand Athenian territory

c. To defend against Spartan

d. To contain Persia

d. To contain Persia

What is the answer to the ‘Riddle of the Sphinx’?

a. Man

b. Bear

c. Pig

d. Bull

a. Man

Who is Oedipus’ blood-related father?

a. Laius

b. Creon

c. Polyneices

d. Polybus

a. Laius

In Sophocle’s Oedipus Tyrannus, Jocasta dies by ____.

a. hanging

b. stabbing

c. poisoning

d. drowning

a. hanging

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, what is the central conflict?

a. Ismene’s betrayal of Antigone’s plans

b. Antigone’s struggle against Creon’s decree

c. Antigone’s romantic entanglement with Haemon

d. Antigone’s rivalry with her sister, Ismene

b. Antigone’s struggle against Creon’s decree

How does Antigone die?

a. hanging

b. stabbing

c. poisoning

d. drowning

a. hanging

Which of Oedipus children is still alive after the end of the Antigone?

a. Eteocles

b. Polyneices

c. Antigone

d. Ismene

Ismene

A settlement in which the settlers retain their citizenship to the home city is called a ______.

a. Kleruchy

b. Colonia

c. Apoikia

d. Provincia

a. Kleruchy

When was the Delian League’s treasury moved to Athens?

a. 490 BC

b. 480 BC

c. 467 BC

d. 454 BC

d. 454 BC

Which city-state was forced to join the Delian League?

a. Athens

b. Corinth

c. Samos

d. Karystos

d. Karystos

In 467 BC, what battle decisively reduced the Persian military threat?

a. Siege of Thasos

b. Battle of Thermopylae

c. Battle of Salamis

d. Battle of the Eurymedon River

d. Battle of the Eurymedon River