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Greek Life and Literature (2007)
A compiled list of questions from the 2007 NJCL test on greek life and lit.
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1. a2 + b2 = c2 in a right triangle.
A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Anaxagoras D. Hypotenuseus
Definition
B. Pythagoras
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2. A 1300-room complex identifiable by its famed double-ax inscriptions was located at the ancient city of:
A. Athens B. Knossos C. Gortyn D. Syracuse
Definition
B. Knossos
Term
3. A central hearth, support columns, and open two-columned porch were standard features of a(n):
A. oinochoe B. taxiarch C. megaron D. deipnon
Definition
C. megaron
Term
4. A drinking horn with one handle, often in the shape of an animal's head, was the:
A. rhyton B. kleros C. pedion D. phylax
Definition
A. rhyton
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5. A paean was a hymn to:
A. Zeus B. Athena C. Pan D. Apollo
Definition
D. Apollo
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6. A wall of overlapping shields and forward-pointing spears was the chief feature of the:
A. kapelos B. archon C. phalanx D. hippeis
Definition
C. phalanx
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7. After the reforms of Cleisthenes, this Athenian assembly consisted of 500 members.
A. Taygetus B. Cyclades C. Areopagus D. Boule
Definition
D. Boule
Term
8. Alexander the Great once said that if he were not Alexander, he'd wish to be this Cynic philosopher.
A. Anaxagoras B. Pyrrhon C. Diogenes D. Eucleides
Definition
C. Diogenes
Term
9. An ancient hecatomb was a(n):
A. meeting place B. mathematical sign C. art form D. sacrifice of 100 cattle
Definition
D. sacrifice of 100 cattle
Term
10. An obol was a(n):
A. coin B. meal C. soldier D. wagon
Definition
A. coin
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11. An odos was a(n):
A. article of clothing B. road C. battle D. religious ceremony
Definition
B. road
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12. Ancient Greeks mixed water and wine in a bowl called a:
A. amphora B. stele C. loutrophoros D. krater
Definition
D. krater
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13. Aristotle wrote that this philosopher believed all matter came from water and would return to water.
A. Thales B. Aristion C. Callicrates D. Mnesicles
Definition
A. Thales
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14. Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics derives its name from:
A. his place of birth B. the ruling archon in Athens at the time
C. his son Nicomachus, who edited the book D. the name of his wealthy patron
Definition
C. his son Nicomachus, who edited the book
Term
15. Around 392 BC he opened his own school of rhetoric and became quite wealthy from it.
A. Lysippus B. Apollodorus C. Isocrates D. Timotheus
Definition
C. Isocrates
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16. Athenian black-figure potters created black figures on red backgrounds by means of:
A. paint applied at the end of the process B. oxidation during the firing process
C. special 'black clay' from Thera D. a method unknown to us today
Definition
B. oxidation during the firing process
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17. Broken pieces of pottery were used in ancient Greece as:
A. 'scrap paper' B. voting ballots C. construction material D. all of the above
Definition
D. all of the above
Term
18. Didaskaliai were official records of:
A. dramatic performances B. school attendees C. war casualties D. royal lineage
Definition
A. dramatic performances
Term
19. Ephesus used bees and Aegina used turtles for:
A. a special local dish B. prophecy C. coinage symbols D. house pets
Definition
C. coinage symbols
Term
20. Greeks left 'lifting bosses' on these items to make them easier to transport.
A. homes B. warships C. slaves D. blocks of stone
Definition
D. blocks of stone
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21. He called his school of philosophy "The Garden" and established it around 307 BC.
A. Epicurus B. Diogenes C. Scopas D. Polygnotus
Definition
A. Epicurus
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22. He claimed his name was 'in order to trick his drunken captor.
A. Achilles B. Ajax C. Diomedes D. Odysseus
Definition
D. Odysseus
Term
23. He sculpted the famous 'Discus Thrower' bronze, of which a Roman marble copy is in the Vatican.
A. Pytheus B. Myron C. Praxiteles D. Callicrates
Definition
B. Myron
Term
24. He wandered the Agora in the daylight with a torch, looking for an honest man.
A. Diogenes B. Empedocles C. Heracleitus D. Anaximander
Definition
A. Diogenes
Term
25. He was the first to assert that the universe was infinite and eternal and free of controls by gods.
A. Anaximenes B. Plato C. Leucippus D. Epicurus
Definition
D. Epicurus
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26. He was the secondary honoree of the Olympic Games, after Zeus.
A. Hermes B. Poseidon C. Theseus D. Pelops
Definition
D. Pelops
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27. His epitaph mentions his participation in the victory at Marathon but not his success as a playwright.
A. Bacchylides B. Aeschylus C. Aristophanes D. Homer
Definition
B. Aeschylus
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28. His Phainomena on astronomy was composed in dactylic hexameter and achieved immediate fame.
A. Hermippus B. Euphorion C. Aratus D. Pindar
Definition
C. Aratus
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29. His pupils Alcamenes and Agoracritus most likely sculpted the pedimental works of the Parthenon.
A. Euphranor B. Mnesicles C. Polyclitus D. Pheidias
Definition
D. Pheidias
Term
30. Homer's Iliad ends with:
A. the end of the war B. the Trojan Horse C. the death of Priam D. the funeral of Hector
Definition
D. the funeral of Hector
Term
31. How many books comprise the Iliad?
A. 6 B. 10 C. 12 D. 16
Definition
C. 12
Term
32. In 387 BC Plato began instructing students in a grove of trees in northwest Athens called:
A. the Academy B. Gedrosia C. Eleusis D. Dendrina
Definition
A. the Academy
Term
33. In classical Doric temples, this feature rests along the top of a row of columns.
A. stylobate B. cornice C. metope D. architrave
Definition
D. architrave
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34. In front of the skene of a Greek theater was the:
A. proskenion B. orchestra C. koilon D. parados
Definition
B. orchestra
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35. In this play of 411 BC, the women of several Greek cities agree to abstain from marital relations with their
husbands until the men agree to bring the Peloponnesian War to an end.
A. Medea B. Lysistrata C. Thesmophoriasuzai D. Bacchae
Definition
B. Lysistrata
Term
36. Just before his death, this Greek mathematician asked his executioner to leave his circles alone.
A. Euclid B. Pythagoras C. Hermippus D. Archimedes
Definition
D. Archimedes
Term
37. Legend says that Aristotle was killed when an eagle dropped a ____ on his head.
A. rock B. tortoise C. fish D. mouse
Definition
B. tortoise
Term
38. Minoan religious ceremonies often involved acrobatic vaulting over:
A. slaves B. wooden horses C. bulls D. walls
Definition
C. bulls
Term
39. Monodia were:
A. children's games B. tables C. solo songs D. legal decrees
Definition
C. solo songs
Term
40. Parmenides was the founder of this school of philosophy, with Zeno as one of his disciples.
A. Epicurean B. Stoic C. Cynic D. Eleatic
Definition
D. Eleatic
Term
41. 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, Black Figure, Red Figure
Definition
D. Geometric, Orientalizing, Black Figure, Red Figure
Term
42. Playwright who penned the line, "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad."
A. Euripides B. Sophocles C. Aeschylus D. Aristophanes
Definition
A. Euripides
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43. Politeia was the Greek title of this, Plato's most famous work.
A. Phaidon B. The Republic C. Crito D. Symposium
Definition
B. The Republic
Term
44. Produced in 423 BC, it came in last place at the City Dionysia and featured an actor playing Socrates.
A. The Wasps B. The Clouds C. The Frogs D. The Birds
Definition
B. The Clouds
Term
45. Public facilities for education, socialization, and athletic training were called:
A. gymnasia B. dekades C. syntagma D. deigmata
Definition
A. gymnasia
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46. She was the mistress (and possibly wife) of Pericles and bore him a son.
A. Sappho B. Megara C. Aspasia D. Pisidia
Definition
C. Aspasia
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47. Sophocles set his play Oedipus at Colonus in the town of Colonus because:
A. it was Sophocles' own hometown B. the town paid him a fee to earn this honor
C. the mythic tradition required it D. Thebes had banished Oedipus there
Definition
A. it was Sophocles' own hometown
Term
48. The #1 tourist attraction in ancient Greece was a place of theater, recreation, and fortune telling called:
A. Delos B. Mykonos C. Delphi D. Argos
Definition
C. Delphi
Term
49. The admiring residents of Syracuse built a statue of ____ who was coming there into exile from Mytilene.
A. Sappho B. Alcibiades C. Dionysius D. Herodotus
Definition
A. Sappho
Term
50. The ancient Greeks knew this comedy of Aristophanes by the onomatopoeic title Batrachoi.
A. The Clouds B. The Frogs C. The Birds D. The Wasps
Definition
B. The Frogs
Term
51. The Athenian school called the Lyceum was made most famous for its association with:
A. Archilochus B. Pindar C. Socrates D. Aristotle
Definition
D. Aristotle
Term
52. The author of the mythological work Theogony was:
A. Apollonius B. Hesiod C. Callimachus D. Homer
Definition
B. Hesiod
Term
53. The barbiton was an ancient:
A. athletic event B. musical instrument C. shaving device D. article of clothing
Definition
B. musical instrument
Term
54. The basic garment of both Greek men and women was the:
A. chiton B. peplos C. himation D. toga
Definition
A. chiton
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55. The best preserved Doric temple in the Greek world can be found at:
A. Athens B. Sparta C. Mycenae D. Samos
Definition
D. Samos
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56. The central marketplace and gathering spot in ancient Athens was the:
A. Stadion B. Acropolis C. Agora D. Monastiraki
Definition
C. Agora
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57. The chief attraction for visitors to the ancient (and modern) city of Epidauros is the:
A. temple of Zeus B. athletic stadium C. theater D. Tower of the Winds
Definition
C. theater
Term
58. The Cretan town of Aghia Triadha has yielded the greatest numbers of examples of this:
A. Linear A writing B. 'figure 8' shields C. boars tusk helmets D. gold burial masks
Definition
A. Linear A writing
Term
59. The Dipylon Gate from which the Sacred Way took its start stood in the part of Athens called:
A. Kerameikos B. Agora C. Acropolis D. Eridanus
Definition
A. Kerameikos
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60. The distance of four hundred steps taken by Hercules equaled the:
A. hekatompedos B. stadion C. plethron D. medimnos
Definition
B. stadion
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61. The Dyskolos and the Girl from Samos are among the surviving comedies of:
A. Diphilus B. Aristophanes C. Archilochus D. Menander
Definition
D. Menander
Term
62. The epigram "stranger, tell the Spartans that we lie here, obedient to their orders" was written by:
A. Anacreon B. Simonides C. Alcaeus D. Mimnermus
Definition
B. Simonides
Term
63. The expensive and popular purple dyes of ancient Greece came primarily from:
A. plants B. minerals C. animal blood D. sea snails
Definition
D. sea snails
Term
64. The famed physician who flourished around the time of Pericles was:
A. Moschus B. Machon C. Hippocrates D. Theopompus
Definition
C. Hippocrates
Term
65. The famed 'Venus de Milo' was sculpted out of marble from this island.
A. Delos B. Paros C. Chios D. Salamis
Definition
B. Paros
Term
66. The famous chryselephantine statues of antiquity were so named because of their:
A. inventor, whose name was similar B. place of origin
C. use of gold and ivory D. size
Definition
C. use of gold and ivory
Term
67. The first play that Sophocles composed while writing his Theban Trilogy was:
A. Oedipus the King B. Antigone C. Oedipus at Colonus D. none of these
Definition
B. Antigone
Term
68. The governmental action called 'graphe paranomon' was used to:
A. banish powerful citizens B. collect more taxes during a non-tax year
C. declare war on fellow Greek city-states D. stop potentially illegal new legislation
Definition
D. stop potentially illegal new legislation
Term
69. The Greek art form called a 'kore' depicted:
A. the countryside B. a deity C. a young girl D. a household object
Definition
C. a young girl
Term
70. The Greek town of Pylos has yielded the second greatest volume of examples of this:
A. red-figure pottery B. Linear B writing C. shaft graves D. Egyptian papyrus
Definition
B. Linear B writing
Term
71. The Greek word tragedy literally meant:
A. goat song B. sadness C. mask-wearer D. honor the gods
Definition
A. goat song
Term
72. The heavily-armed citizen militia of ancient Greece were the:
A. hoplites B. archons C. ephors D. thetes
Definition
A. hoplites
Term
73. The Minoan culture was centered around:
A. Rhodes B. Crete C. Mycenae D. Sparta
Definition
B. Crete
Term
74. The opisthodomos of a Greek temple:
A. gave symmetry to the naos at the front B. featured larger than life sculptures
C. contained the cult statue of the deity D. helped rainwater drain away from the building
Definition
A. gave symmetry to the naos at the front
Term
75. The philosophy that took its name from the "Painted Porch" in the Agora where its first pupils were taught:
A. Peripatetic B. Epicurean C. Stoicism D. Hippocratic
Definition
C. Stoicism
Term
76. The Spartan Senate, which consisted of 28 members and the two kings, was the:
A. Apella B. Areopagus C. Gerousia D. Ecclesia
Definition
C. Gerousia
Term
77. The Temple of Hera on Samos was the first to use this classical order of architecture.
A. Corinthian B. Aeolic C. Doric D. Ionic
Definition
D. Ionic
Term
78. 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
79. The terms 'eponymous' and 'basileus' were applied in Athens to the officials called:
A. archons B. ephors C. strategoi D. satraps
Definition
A. archons
Term
80. The Thracian slave best known for his short stories (prose or verse) ending in a moral.
A. Polybius B. Aesop C. Nicander D. Cratippus
Definition
B. Aesop
Term
81. This assembly met on the Pnyx, and Pericles arranged for the members to be paid for their service.
A. Boule B. Apella C. Ecclesia D. Epigoni
Definition
C. Ecclesia
Term
82. This native of Halicarnassus wrote about the Persian Wars that took place during his childhood.
A. Euhemerus B. Herodotus C. Thucydides D. Xenophon
Definition
B. Herodotus
Term
83. This philosopher predicted the solar eclipse of May 25, 585 BC which halted the Battle of the Halys.
A. Thales B. Paeonius C. Euphranor D. Cynosarges
Definition
A. Thales
Term
84. This play by Euripides premiered posthumously in 405 BC and won first prize at the City Dionysia.
A. Bacchae B. Alcestis C. Electra D. Orestes
Definition
A. Bacchae
Term
85. This playwright in his youth led a boys victory chorus after the battle of Salamis.
A. Aeschylus B. Sophocles C. Euripides D. Cimon
Definition
B. Sophocles
Term
86. This poet's house in Thebes was spared by Alexander the Great as the rest of the city was destroyed.
A. Tyrtaeus B. Onomacritus C. Pindar D. Nicander
Definition
C. Pindar
Term
87. This school of philosophy was founded in 335 BC by Aristotle.
A. Peripatetic B. Philitic C. Oxyrhyncus D. Stoic
Definition
A. Peripatetic
Term
88. This student of Callimachus and head of the Library at Alexandria was best known for his Argonautica.
A. Catullus B. Hieronymus C. Apollonius of Rhodes D. Theopompus
Definition
C. Apollonius of Rhodes
Term
89. This tree offered its leaves for victory crowns at the Olympic Games.
A. laurel B. oak C. olive D. willow
Definition
C. olive
Term
90. This tube-shaped garment was the typical outer garment of Greek women in the 6th century BC.
A. chiton B. himation C. peplos D. chlamys
Definition
C. peplos
Term
91. This was the primary sweetener used by the ancient Greeks.
A. sugar B. molasses C. apple juice D. honey
Definition
D. honey
Term
92. This word referred to actions taken to shame one's victim and the accompanying sense of self-superiority.
A. khalkos B. hybris C. periplus D. arete
Definition
B. hybris
Term
93. Usually pinned at the right shoulder, it was a woolen cloak worn particularly by those in the army.
A. chiton B. chlamys C. peplos D. himation
Definition
B. chlamys
Term
95. Which deity was NOT the patron deity honored at a major Panhellenic athletic festival in Greece?
A. Zeus B. Apollo C. Poseidon D. Athena
Definition
D. Athena
Term
96. Which feature of Mycenaean 'shaft graves' is INCORRECT?
A. household objects were found with the remains B. a mound of earth was put over the shaft
C. the name of the deceased was included inside D. a gravestone marked the site of the burial
Definition
C. the name of the deceased was included inside
Term
97. Which of these was the least emphasized in the formal education of Spartan children?
A. sports B. writing C. dancing D. music
Definition
B. writing
Term
98. Xenophon's account of his return from mercenary army service in Asia was the:
A. Anabasis B. Plutus C. Historiai D. Heracleidae
Definition
A. Anabasis
Term
99. You walk eighteen miles from Athens and find yourself participating in a ritual in the Telesterion near the
Rharian Field where grain was said to have first grown. You are in:
A. Thebes B. Laurion C. Eleusis D. Sounion
Definition
C. Eleusis
Term
100. Zeugitai were:
A. military officers B. oxen used to plow a field in one day
C. prostitutes kept by the State for official guests D. one of Cleisthenes' property classes
Definition
D. one of Cleisthenes' property classes
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