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The Trojan War
Which war provided the background for Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
Isaac and Ishmael
Who were the two sons of Abraham that, according to the Bible, went on to found the Hebrew and Arab nations?
Abraham
According to the Bible, who was the father (patriarch) of the Hebrews?
One who speaks for another
What is the meaning of the Greek word from which the term "prophet" is derived?
A commitment between God and humans
What is the Biblical meaning of "covenant"?
Byblos
The English word "bible" comes from the Greek name of what ancient city?
Saul, David, and Solomon
Who were the three kings of Israel prior to the dividing of the kingdom?
The Law, the Prophets, and the Writings
How is the Hebrew Bible divided?
The Law
Which grouping of Hebrew texts constitutes the Torah
A Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament
What is the Septuagint?
Ninevah
The prophet Jonah is called by God to preach to the people of______?
Monotheism
What is the term that means belief in one god?
Human beings are created last
Which is true of the Biblical account of creation?
At the end of Jonah, ________.
Jonah is upset that the Ninevites are not destroyed, but God teaches him compassion
Not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil
In the story of the Garden of Eden, God commands Adam and Eve to____________.
The Exodus
The Hebrews' deliverance from slavery in Egypt is known as____________.
It is a test of his faith
Job loses his family, health, and property because ______________.
The Romans
In AD 70, Jerusalem was besieged and destroyed by _________.
The Ten Commandments
The Decalogue is another name for ________.
Anointed one
What is the meaning of the Hebrew word "Messiah"?
Moses
The prophet who delivered the Hebrews from bondage in Egypt was ___________.
It is polytheistic
How does the Ancient Greek system of beliefs differ from Judaism and Christianity?
It helped humans understand their own lives.
What role did their system of beliefs serve in the lives of the Greeks?
The city-state
What was the polis?
none
Which Greek god represented supreme moral good?
Logic vs. emotion
What two opposing aspects of Greek civilization were represented by Apollo and Dionysus?
Athena
Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare?
It includes images from mythology, history, and everyday life
What kinds of informations does painted pottery give us about early Greek culture?
A maze pattern
What was the "meander" found on Greek geometric pottery?
Exekias
Which artist's work represents a breakthrough in black-figure painting?
The subject was a living human being
What do art historians think that the archaic smile most likely signified?
Pottery
What was an important basis for Corinth's political and economic strength during the seventh and sixth centuries BC?
It was monophonic, made up of single melodies
What characterizes early Greek music?
Music can influence human behavior
In Greek music, what was the doctrine of ehos?
A distinct scale type
What is a mode?
Sappho
Who was the first Greek woman to leave a literary record of her personal feelings?
Poetry which conveys personal feelings
What is lyric verse?
Empedocles
Which philosopher tried to explain phenomena in terms of the four elements: fire, earth, air, and water?
Heraclitus
Which philosopher believed that our world was subject to constant change ("it is not possible to step into the same river twice")?
Herodotus
Who was the first great Greek historian (the "Father of History")?
The Persians
At the close of the Archaic period, the Greek city-states united to defeat which foreign enemy?
Achilles
The main hero of The Iliad is?
The rage of Achilles
The subject of The Iliad, identified at the beginning of the poem, is?
Apollo
Which of these gods or goddesses is on the side of the Trojans?
Homeric simile
"Achilles was still in full pursuit of Hector, as a hound chasing a fawn which he has started from its covert on the mountains, and hunts through glade and thicket. The fawn may try to elude him by crouching under cover of a bush, but he will scent her out and follow her up until he gets her—even so there was no escape for Hector from the fleet son of Peleus." The italicized selection is an example of which stylistic feature of Greek epic poetry?
Areté
The Greek word that means "prowess" or "excellence" is?
takes away Achilles' prize, Briseis
The feud between Agamemnon and Achilles begins when Agamemnon?
timé
The Greek word for the honor that is due to a successful warrior is____________?
Hector
The greatest hero of the Trojans is __________?
Dactylic hexameter
The poetic meter of the Iliad is______________?
Nothing
What do we know about Homer?
Ornamental epithet
"Hector, tamer of horses" is an example of which stylish characteristic?
King of Troy
Who is Priam?
It most likely existed first as a composite oral poem
Which is true about The Iliad?
Helen
The Trojan War begins because oft he abduction of __________?
A friend of Achilles
Who is Patroclus?
Agamemnon refuses to give back the daughter of Apollo's priest
In the beginning of The Iliad, the Greeks are smitten with a plague because___________?
Patroclus
Hector kills____________?
Thetis
The mother of Achilles is _________________.
Priam
At the end of The Iliad, Hector's body is ransomed by___________-/
Andromache
Hector's wife is named_____________?
The classical period
What name is given to the period of Greek history between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great?
the Hellenistic Period
What name is given to the period of history following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC (and until the rise of the Roman Empire)?
the battle of the gods and giants
What is the subject of the frieze on the Altar to Zeus at Pergamum?
Athena
To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?
It marked the beginning of the female nude as a subject of art.
Why was the nude statue of Aphrodite of Cnidus by Praxiteles important in the history of Western art?
Athens's role in defeating the Persians
What accounts for the powerful position of Athens during the first half of the Classical period?
Athens's use of the Delian League's treasury
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?
Alexandria, Pergamum, and Antioch
Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period?
Pericles
Which political leader is most associated with the achievements of the Athenian Golden Age?
A priest and his sons being strangled by sea serpents
What story was told by the Laocoön sculpture?
the Classical
Which of the following periods of Greek art placed the greatest emphasis on rationality, order, and control?
Phidias
The artist who supervised the sculptural program of the Parthenon was________.
the Hellenistic
Which of the following periods of Greek art placed the greatest emphasis on individual artistic freedom, experimentation, emotion, and drama?
Praxiteles
The sculptor who created the famous statue of Aphrodite at Cnidus was________.
various kinds of scales
In early Greek music, harmony meant________.
the defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War
The move towards a more humanizing and natural style in the Late Classical period is most likely connected to________.
mathematical formula for human proportions
What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?
the Attalids and the Gauls
Which of the following subjects (each representative of the triumph of civilization and order over chaos) is not depicted in the carved metopes of the Parthenon?
caryatids
Which is not a feature of the Parthenon?
the Roman Empire
Into which empire were the Hellenistic cities absorbed?
Aeschylus
Who was the first important Athenian tragic dramatist (author of the Oresteia trilogy)?
to provide a commentary upon a drama
What was the primary function of the chorus in Sophocles's plays?
Euripides
Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?
Sophocles
Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King?
Laius
Oedipus's real father is________.
Aristophanes
Who was the greatest ancient Greek author of comedy plays?
There is a terrible plague.
What is the situation in Thebes at the opening of Oedipus the King?
the oracle of Apollo
Oedipus is initially prompted to investigate the death of the previous king because of________.
Teiresias
Apollo's prophet at Thebes is named________.
he thinks Creon is plotting to take the throne
Oedipus quarrels with Creon because________.
threatens the prophet
When Oedipus hears what the blind prophet has to say to him, he________.
his ankles were fastened together and he was left to die
When Oedipus was born,________.
a drunk man says that Polybus is not his real father
Oedipus begins to wonder about his true parentage because________.
learns that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother
When Oedipus visits the oracle at Delphi, he________.
not to believe in the prophecies of the gods
When the messenger from Corinth tells Oedipus that Polybus is dead, Jocasta tells Oedipus________.
she kills herself
When Jocasta learns the truth about Oedipus's parentage, she________.
Four—two sons and two daughters
How many children do Oedipus and Jocasta have?
he blinds himself
When Oedipus learns the truth, he________.
not to call anyone happy until he or she is dead
The chorus's final lines say________.
