Chapter 7 Quizzes

Greek Life and Culture in the Fifth Century
. The Greek word 'historia' means ______.

. The real-life touchstone for Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy was probably what event in Athens?

. What was represented in the sculpture on the Parthenon?

. The terms erastes and eromenos refer to ______.

. The Erechtheum was dedicated to which gods, and featured which architectural order?

. Which of the following writers contended that "My work was composed not as a prizewinning exercise in elocution, to be heard and then forgotten, but as a work of permanent value"?

. The dramatic situation of ______ resembles that of an Athenian epikleros.

. In 443 BC, the Athenians founded an unusual Panhellenic colony in what southern Italian city?

. Which dramatist wrote the play Medea?

. The crisis in Potidaea pitted Athens indirectly against which rival polis?

. Which of the following intellectuals are credited with the idea that we today call atomic theory?

. In (probably) 432 BC, Athens passed a decree that barred merchants from ______ from all ports of the Athenian empire.

. What is the meaning of the Greek word 'nomos'?

. The ______ served as the market of a Greek city-state, and was a focal point for commerce, news, and political and judicial activities.

. Just what did the sophists teach (for money), anyway?

. An acropolis was a common sight in many city-states, not just Athens.

. Unlike Herodotus, Thucydides saw the gods as primarily responsible for how human events turned out.

. In Sophocles' 'Oedipus at Colonus,' the gods have decreed that Oedipus must die in Attica, and so the Athenians do their best to make sure that he dies outside their city walls, lest he pollute the city.

. It was an easy walk from the city of Athens to the countryside of Attica.

. In the looming war between Athens and Sparta (and their allies), the Athenians possessed superiority at sea, while Sparta had a superior advantage in financial resources.

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