Chapter 10 Quizzes

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. Macedonia consisted of two distinct geographical regions, ______ and ______.

Upper Macedonia; Lower Macedonia correct incorrect

Haliacmon; Therma correct incorrect

Illyria; Epirus correct incorrect

Greater Macedonia; Minor Macedonia correct incorrect

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. What was the name given to the sons of the nobility whom Philip gathered round him as servants, training them as future officers and using them as hostages for the loyalty of their families?

Royal pages correct incorrect

The Kingsguard correct incorrect

Junior lords correct incorrect

The Elect correct incorrect

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. Philip's time as a hostage in what powerful Greek city gave him valuable insight into Greek politics and military tactics?

Thebes correct incorrect

Sparta correct incorrect

Athens correct incorrect

Corinth correct incorrect

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. ______, the historian of Philip's reign, sarcastically referred to the new companions of Philip, created after his reorganization of the Macedonian army, as "courtesans" rather than "companions."

Xenophon correct incorrect

Theopompus correct incorrect

Plutarch correct incorrect

Lycurgus correct incorrect

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. The Third Sacred War revolved around which major Panhellenic site?

Dodona correct incorrect

Olympia correct incorrect

Nemea correct incorrect

Delphi correct incorrect

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. At the decisive Battle of ______ in 338 BC, Philip's Macedonians crushed the Greek coalition of Athenians, Thebans, and the Boeotian League.

Mantinea correct incorrect

Gaugamela correct incorrect

The Crocus Field correct incorrect

Chaeronea correct incorrect

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. Which leading Athenian politician persuaded the Athenians to pass a law assigning all fiscal surpluses to the Theoric Fund?

Demades correct incorrect

Demosthenes correct incorrect

Eubulus correct incorrect

Philocrates correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not one of the differences between Macedonian culture and Greek cultures?

Macedonians preferred cremation to tumulus burial correct incorrect

Macedonian rulers practiced polygamy correct incorrect

Macedonians loved to drink their wine unmixed with water correct incorrect

A young Macedonian man had to kill an enemy before being recognized as an adult correct incorrect

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. Which of the following led the honor guard that accompanied the Athenian dead back into the city after the Battle of Chaeronea?

Philip and Parmenion correct incorrect

Alexander and Antipater correct incorrect

Philip and Alexander correct incorrect

Alexander and Demosthenes correct incorrect

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. Who was Philip's fourth wife, and the mother of Alexander?

Olympias correct incorrect

Cleopatra correct incorrect

Eurydice correct incorrect

Europa correct incorrect

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. Philip's planned invasion of the Persian Empire was well-timed because of the death of the capable and powerful Persian king ______.

Datis II correct incorrect

Artaxerxes III correct incorrect

Xerxes II correct incorrect

Darius III correct incorrect

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. What was Philip doing when he was assassinated?

Leading a wedding procession into the theater at Aegae correct incorrect

Drinking with his inner circle at the palace in Pella correct incorrect

Meeting with ambassadors from Athens in Pella correct incorrect

Arguing with his son Alexander at a feast at Aegae correct incorrect

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. The main weapon of the Macedonian phalanx, after its reorganization by Philip, was the ______.

bow correct incorrect

xiphos correct incorrect

sarissa correct incorrect

broadsword correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not one of the administrative powers granted to the alliance council of the Corinthian League?

The ability to veto proposals put forth by Philip correct incorrect

The power to arbitrate disputes between members correct incorrect

The authority to try individuals accused of treason correct incorrect

The power to pass decrees binding on member states correct incorrect

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. Which Athenian playwright left Athens and wrote plays while a guest at the Macedonian royal court?

Sophocles correct incorrect

Aristophanes correct incorrect

Euripides correct incorrect

Aeschylus correct incorrect

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. According to Plutarch, Philip was unmoved by the destruction of the Sacred Band at the Battle of Chaeronea.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. All of Philip's victories at the Olympic games were in equestrian events.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. Before Philip came to power, city life in Macedonia was limited to a couple of dynastic centers and a handful of Greek colonies along the Gulf of Therma.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. The Peace of Philocrates is emblematic of Athens' inability to prevent the growth of Macedonian power and influence in Greece.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. Athens did not send representatives to the general meeting, called by Philip in 337 BC, of Greek states in Corinth.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect