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Greek Life and Literature (2006)
A compiled list of questions from the 2006 NJCL test on Greek life and lit.
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1. Ancient Greeks did NOT drink:
A) water B) wine C) milk D) tea
Definition
D) tea
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2. A Greek gymnasion was used for:
A) education B) worship C) lodging D) manufacturing
Definition
A) education
Term
3. A petasos was a(n):
A) shoe B) belt C) undergarment D) hat
Definition
D) hat
Term
4. The Agora was used primarily for:
A) construction B) government C) residences D) navigation
Definition
B) government
Term
5. All freeborn male Spartan citizens over the age of ____ were liable for service in the army.
A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40
Definition
B) 20
Term
6. Amasis, Andocides, Exekias, and Berlin were:
A) sites of Greek colonies B) so-called 'painters' of Greek vases
C) standard characters in New Comedy D) Peloponnesian War battle sites
Definition
B) so-called 'painters' of Greek vases
Term
7. Ariston, deipnon, and dormon were:
A) toys B) clothing C) wagons D) meals
Definition
D) meals
Term
8. Astragaloi were:
A) prophets B) gaming devices C) brides D) roof tiles
Definition
B) gaming devices
Term
9. Before 487 BC, which was NOT a principal function of the archon eponymos at Athens?
A) command the army B) lent his name to the name of the year
C) responsible for the city Dionysia D) nominal head of state
Definition
A) command the army
Term
10. Boustrophedon was a style of ancient Greek:
A) writing B) speaking C) warfare D) painting
Definition
A) writing
Term
11. Children in ancient Greece played with dolls and doll houses.
A) true B) false
Definition
A) true
Term
12. Drachmas and obols were:
A) coins B) laborers C) tribes D) buildings
Definition
A) coins
Term
13. Each year at the Panathenaea festival, a new _____ was presented to _____.
A) law; the Boule B) play; the strategoi C) statue; the Agora D) robe; Athena's statue
Definition
D) robe; Athena's statue
Term
14. Eighty percent of Greek temples faced:
A) north B) south C) east D) west
Definition
C) east
Term
15. Greek stoas were used for:
A) worship B) military training C) shopping D) all of these
Definition
C) shopping
Term
16. Heis, pente, and deka were ancient Greek:
A) numbers B) professions C) verbs D) colors
Definition
A) numbers
Term
17. Hekatombaion, Gamelion, and Mounichion were:
A) months in the calendar B) ostracized C) Bronze Age cities D) Aegean Sea islands
Definition
A) months in the calendar
Term
18. Kerameikos was an area of Athens used primarily for:
A) military training B) political speeches C) worship D) burial
Definition
D) burial
Term
19. Most Greek states divided their citizens into hereditary tribes called:
A) zeugitai B) phylai C) perioikoi D) hippeis
Definition
B) phylai
Term
20. Pharos was a famous Greek:
A) lawgiver B) lighthouse C) temple D) war general
Definition
B) lighthouse
Term
21. Prayer was an important part of Greek religious practices, both public and private.
A) true B) false
Definition
A) true
Term
22. Sacrifice was an important part of Greek religious practices, both public and private.
A) true B) false
Definition
A) true
Term
23. Place the four major Greek pottery styles in order, starting with the oldest.
A) Orientalizing, Geometric, Red Figure, Black Figure
B) Red Figure, Black Figure, Geometric, Orientalizing
C) Black Figure, Red Figure, Orientalizing, Geometric
D) Geometric, Orientalizing, Red Figure, Black Figure
Definition
D) Geometric, Orientalizing, Red Figure, Black Figure
Term
24. So-called 'Cyclopean' masonry is evident in the:
A) Phaistos disk B) Parthenon C) Lion Gate at Mycenae D) Athenian treasury at Delphi
Definition
C) Lion Gate at Mycenae
Term
25. Some city-states in ancient Greece charged a sales tax on certain items.
A) true B) false
Definition
A) true
Term
26. Sparta's governmental council of elders was called the:
A) apella B) gerousia C) boule D) ekklesia
Definition
B) gerousia
Term
27. The ____ was a wedding song that was sung while the bride was going to the groom's house.
A) epyllion B) hymenaeus C) parthenia D) skolion
Definition
B) hymenaeus
Term
28. The aulos, barbiton, and salpinx were types of:
A) food B) musical instruments C) clothing D) surgical instruments
Definition
B) musical instruments
Term
29. The basic inner garment worn by both men and women was the:
A) chiton B) peplos C) xystis D) zoma
Definition
A) chiton
Term
30. The basic outer garment (cloak) was the:
A) peplos B) spolas C) himation D) kolpos
Definition
C) himation
Term
31. The charge of graphe paranomon in Athens in the 4th century BC meant that the accused person:
A) had tried to 'subvert the youth of the city'
B) had desecrated a sacred precinct within the city
C) had proposed a decree that was in violation of current law
D) had attempted to open a school without the consent of the archons
Definition
C) had proposed a decree that was in violation of current law
Term
32. The columns of a Doric temple rested upon the:
A) entablature B) pediment C) architrave D) stylobate
Definition
D) stylobate
Term
33. Hoplites were:
A) soldiers B) authors C) pack animals D) priests
Definition
A) soldiers
Term
34. The diadema and stephane were worn:
A) on the head B) on the chest C) on the foot D) around the waist
Definition
A) on the head
Term
35. Faience was a type of ancient Greek:
A) food B) glass C) clothing D) ship
Definition
B) glass
Term
36. The eruption of the volcano _____ around 1630 BC possibly led to a decline in the Minoan culture.
A) Vesuvius B) Etna C) Thera D) Stromboli
Definition
C) Thera
Term
37. The famed Rosetta Stone bears an inscription in ancient Greek as well as other languages.
A) true B) false
Definition
A) true
Term
38. The Greek alphabet in classical times consisted of ____ letters.
A) 20 B) 22 C) 24 D) 26
Definition
C) 24
Term
39. The Greek term for 'household' was:
A) demos B) ekdosis C) oikos D) kyrios
Definition
C) oikos
Term
40. The helots in Sparta were:
A) kings B) generals C) priests D) serfs
Definition
D) serfs
Term
41. The island of Paros was exploited for its:
A) marble B) limestone C) silver D) gold
Definition
A) marble
Term
42. The item thrown in the game of kottabos was:
A) wine B) a ball C) a discus D) a javelin
Definition
A) wine
Term
43. The lost-wax (cire perdue) method was commonly used for making:
A) bronze statues B) red-figure pottery C) lamps D) gold jewelry
Definition
A) bronze statues
Term
44. The metics in Athens were:
A) slaves B) resident foreigners C) judges D) senators
Definition
B) resident foreigners
Term
45. The most common artifact found by archaeologists at ancient Greek sites is:
A) pottery B) bones C) metal D) wood
Definition
A) pottery
Term
46. The most common food sweetener was:
A) sugar B) fruit juice C) honey D) none of these
Definition
C) honey
Term
47. The naos, pronaos, and opisthodomos were parts of a(n):
A) house B) army C) oration D) temple
Definition
D) temple
Term
48. The olive oil that athletes applied to their bodies before competition was intended for:
A) ease of movement B) slipperiness / eluding one's opponent
C) protection from sun's rays D) quicker muscle recovery after exercise
Definition
C) protection from sun's rays
Term
49. The preferred color for women's facial makeup (foundation) was:
A) brown B) yellow C) black D) white
Definition
D) white
Term
50. The primary road from Athens to Eleusis was called the:
A) Appian Way B) Sacred Way C) Poseidonium D) Demetrina
Definition
B) Sacred Way
Term
51. The process of ostracism at Athens meant that a citizen, if chosen, had to leave the city for:
A) 1 year B) 5 years C) 10 years D) 20 years
Definition
C) 10 years
Term
52. The skene and proskenion were parts of a:
A) house B) warship C) theater D) temple
Definition
C) theater
Term
53. The stadion unit of distance (in modern equivalents) was about:
A) 100 feet B) 200 feet C) 600 feet D) 1000 feet
Definition
C) 600 feet
Term
54. The stater was a(n):
A) social tribe B) type of building C) profession D) coin
Definition
D) coin
Term
55. The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville is topped with a replica of the ancient Choregic Monument of
_____ which still stands in the Street of the Tripods in Athens.
A) Lysicrates B) Simonides C) Stesichorus D) Alcman
Definition
A) Lysicrates
Term
56. The term Minoan refers to the culture of the island of ____.
A) Crete B) Delos C) Ithaca D) Rhodes
Definition
A) Crete
Term
57. The "Treasury of Atreus" and "circle A" at Mycenae were used for:
A) habitation B) burial C) commerce D) we don't know
Definition
B) burial
Term
58. The two original events at the Olympic Games were:
A) long jump and boxing B) high jump and pankration
C) running and wrestling D) horse racing and chariot racing
Definition
C) running and wrestling
Term
59. The Tholos at Delphi was used for:
A) worship B) government C) lodging D) we don't know
Definition
D) we don't know
Term
60. This city was ruled by two kings and five ephors.
A) Athens B) Thebes C) Pylos D) Sparta
Definition
D) Sparta
Term
61. Under Athenian democracy, which right was not extended to full citizens?
A) be a juror B) burial inside the city C) vote in the Assembly D) be elected to office
Definition
B) burial inside the city
Term
62. Which listing begins with the place where women enjoyed the greatest personal freedom and ends with the
place where they enjoyed the least freedom?
A) Macedonia, Sparta, Athens B) Athens, Sparta, Macedonia
C) Sparta, Athens, Macedonia D) Athens, Macedonia, Sparta
Definition
A) Macedonia, Sparta, Athens
Term
63. Which of these was NOT mentioned in the Linear B tablets?
A) duties of priests B) names of authors C) styles of furniture D) quantities of goods
Definition
B) names of authors
Term
64. Which statement about ancient Greek religion is FALSE?
A) worship was generally done outdoors
B) foreign deities were regularly added to the Greek religion
C) temples had priests and priestesses to lead prayer and rituals
D) deities were thought to bear little resemblance to humans
Definition
D) deities were thought to bear little resemblance to humans
Term
67. Which statement about the classical orders of architecture is true?
A) Corinthian was the oldest B) Corinthian developed from Ionic
C) Ionic is the most plain D) Doric developed from Corinthian
Definition
B) Corinthian developed from Ionic
Term
68. Which was NOT a common method of travel from town to town in ancient Greece?
A) wagon B) walking C) donkey D) river barge
Definition
D) river barge
Term
69. Which was NOT a main topic taught in ancient Greek schools?
A) writing B) music C) gymnastics D) history
Definition
D) history
Term
70. Which was NOT a major import into ancient Greece?
A) grain B) timber C) jewelry D) slaves
Definition
C) jewelry
Term
71. Which was NOT a primary usage of olive oil?
A) cooking B) fuel for lamps C) bathing D) tanning
Definition
D) tanning
Term
72. Which was NOT one of Greece's ancient athletic festivals?
A) Isthmian B) Lernaean C) Pythian D) Nemean
Definition
B) Lernaean
Term
73. Which was NOT produced in mass quantity in ancient Greece?
A) wine B) olive oil C) cattle D) grain
Definition
C) cattle
Term
74. Plato founded a school called the:
A) Lyceum B) Academy C) Stoic D) Eleatic
Definition
B) Academy
Term
75. He wrote a famous inscription at Thermopylae honoring the Spartans who died there.
A) Diphilus B) Nicander C) Aristides D) Simonides
Definition
D) Simonides
Term
76. His Anabasis was an account of the Greek mercenaries who fought under Cyrus the Younger.
A) Theopompus B) Polyclitus C) Xenophon D) Euhemerus
Definition
C) Xenophon
Term
77. How many books are there total in the Iliad and the Odyssey combined?
A) 12 B) 24 C) 36 D) 48
Definition
D) 48
Term
78. Pindar and Bacchylides wrote _____ odes in honor of victors at Greece's athletic festivals.
A) epithalamion B) dithyrambic C) epinician D) encomic
Definition
C) epinician
Term
79. Pythagoras and Socrates had this in common:
A) died from hemlock B) wrote no books C) born in Athens D) born as slaves
Definition
B) wrote no books
Term
80. The belief of _____ was that happiness is achieved through self-sufficiency and renouncement of
possessions and relationships.
A) Xenophanes B) Diogenes C) Anaximander D) Aristippus
Definition
B) Diogenes
Term
81. The best known playwright of Athenian "New Comedy" was:
A) Crates B) Timocles C) Eupolis D) Menander
Definition
D) Menander
Term
82. The earliest surviving Greek dramatic play is from 472 BC and is the:
A) Philoctetes by Sophocles B) Persians by Aeschylus
C) Medea by Euripides D) Alcestis by Agathon
Definition
B) Persians by Aeschylus
Term
83. Which of the plays of Sophocles was not performed publicly until after his death?
A) Ajax B) Oedipus Tyrannos C) Antigone D) Oedipus at Colonus
Definition
D) Oedipus at Colonus
Term
84. The greatest of the Attic orators of the 4th century BC was:
A) Phillip B) Demosthenes C) Hortensius D) Dionysius
Definition
B) Demosthenes
Term
85. The historian who, as strategos, lost at the battle of Amphipolis in 424 BC:
A) Xenophon B) Thucydides C) Herodotus D) Polybius
Definition
B) Thucydides
Term
86. The Lyceum was a research-based school founded by:
A) Socrates B) Plato C) Aristotle D) Isocrates
Definition
C) Aristotle
Term
87. The man who changed the course of Greek philosophy by focusing on human relationships rather than
natural science was:
A) Aristotle B) Plato C) Socrates D) Anaxagoras
Definition
C) Socrates
Term
88. The most famous physician of the 4th century BC was:
A) Hippomenes B) Hippolytus C) Hippomenon D) Hippocrates
Definition
D) Hippocrates
Term
89. The only surviving complete example of this type of play is the Cyclops by Euripides.
A) comedy B) tragedy C) satyr play D) mime
Definition
C) satyr play
Term
90. The philosopher who first wrote that the universe consisted of the four elements earth, air, fire, and water:
A) Thales B) Pythagoras C) Heracleitus D) Empedocles
Definition
D) Empedocles
Term
91. The philosophers who originated atomic theory were:
A) Democritus and Leucippus B) Socrates and Plato
C) Zeno and Parmenides D) Pythagoras and Xenophanes
Definition
A) Democritus and Leucippus
Term
92. The primary belief of the _____ was that whatever happened in life was divinely ordained by reason
and that failure to accept this notion was a sign of moral weakness.
A) Peripatetics B) Epicureans C) Stoics D) Cynics
Definition
C) Stoics
Term
93. Theocritus was one of the originators of the genre of _____ poetry.
A) bucolic B) epic C) lyric D) satiric
Definition
A) bucolic
Term
94. Thespis created drama as an art form by adding an actor to the choral presentation. The playwright _____
added a second actor.
A) Euripides B) Sophocles C) Aeschylus D) Thespis
Definition
C) Aeschylus
Term
95. This Greek scholar was the first to calculate the circumference of the earth (and accurately so) by observing
shadows cast at various points in Egypt.
A) Eratosthenes B) Aristotle C) Socrates D) Euhemerus
Definition
A) Eratosthenes
Term
96. What 4th century BC school teacher produced a 120-volume catalog of the Library at Alexandria?
A) Aesop B) Hieronymus C) Theopompus D) Callimachus
Definition
D) Callimachus
Term
97. What prize did Aristophanes' Clouds receive at the City Dionysia in 423 BC?
A) first B) second C) third D) no prize
Definition
C) third
Term
98. Which epic poet wrote Theogony and Works and Days?
A) Pherecrates B) Hesiod C) Homer D) Terpander
Definition
B) Hesiod
Term
99. Which historian was said by Cicero to have been the "father of history"?
A) Herodotus B) Thucydides C) Xenophon D) Polybius
Definition
A) Herodotus
Term
100. Which playwright wrote more plays than the others?
A) Aeschylus B) Euripides C) Sophocles D) Aristophanes
Definition
C) Sophocles
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