Chapter 9 Quizzes

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. Which of the following is most closely associated with the philosophy of Plato?

Biological classification correct incorrect

Theodicy correct incorrect

Natural justice correct incorrect

The Theory of Forms correct incorrect

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. What is the name of the elite Theban corps of 150 hoplites that likely consisted entirely of pairs of lovers?

The Pelopidae correct incorrect

The Immortals correct incorrect

The Sacred Band correct incorrect

The Equals correct incorrect

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. "The unexamined life is not worth living" is a saying attributed to which philosopher?

Thales correct incorrect

Socrates correct incorrect

Dion of Syracuse correct incorrect

Protagoras correct incorrect

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. In philosophical terms, Plato was a(n) ______.

Epicurean materialist correct incorrect

deist and a reductionist correct incorrect

idealist and a dualist correct incorrect

Stoic correct incorrect

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. While it is not entirely clear how the Athenian method of execution called apotympanismos worked, it does seem to have involved what?

A hollow bronze bull correct incorrect

A wooden cart and a team of oxen correct incorrect

Wooden boards and iron collars correct incorrect

A series of large and small wheels correct incorrect

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. The Athenian officials, chosen by lot, who oversaw executions were known as ______.

the Eleven correct incorrect

the Fates correct incorrect

the Panel correct incorrect

the Blacksmiths correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was one of the primary phenomena that distinguished city-states of the fourth century BC from those of the fifth century BC?

The rise of banking correct incorrect

Agriculture as the basis of the economy correct incorrect

An uneven distribution of wealth correct incorrect

Skyrocketing levels of literacy correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not a feature of the Athenian people's courts, or dicasteries?

Jurors were chosen at random by means of an allotment machine correct incorrect

Voting was by secret ballot correct incorrect

Juries were chosen at the last possible moment before a trial correct incorrect

The number of jurors for any one case was capped at 101 correct incorrect

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. Aristotle's philosophy was very popular in Europe throughout the Middle Ages in part because of his idea of ______, which was in line with Christian theology.

a flat earth correct incorrect

a prime mover correct incorrect

music created by the movement of the planets correct incorrect

parthenogenesis (virgin birth) correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not true of the life of the guardians as Plato imagines it in his 'Republic'?

Reproduction is dictated by an elaborate mathematical scheme correct incorrect

Children of guardians are mixed with those of other couples and raised in common nurseries correct incorrect

Guardians will not own private property correct incorrect

A guardian will always occupy the position in the center of the front rank of the hoplite phalanx correct incorrect

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. The lightly armed javelin fighter called a ______ got his name from the small, distinctive wicker-shield he carried.

spendonete correct incorrect

toxote correct incorrect

aknontist correct incorrect

peltast correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was not one of the charges brought against Socrates by his Athenian accusers?

That Socrates had sympathized with the Spartans during the Peloponnesian War correct incorrect

That Socrates taught about new gods correct incorrect

That Socrates corrupted the young correct incorrect

That Socrates did not believe in the gods of the state correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was one of the most notorious members of the Thirty Tyrants at Athens?

Critias correct incorrect

Plato correct incorrect

Thrasybulus correct incorrect

Glaucon correct incorrect

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. Towards the end of the fifth century BC, the word ______ became a favorite of Greek intellectuals seeking "concord" among citizens after so much strife.

eirene correct incorrect

homonoia correct incorrect

symphora correct incorrect

tyche correct incorrect

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. In Plato's 'Protagoras,' Zeus sends Hermes to bring which two crucial qualities to mortals?

Fire and fear correct incorrect

Equality and prudence correct incorrect

Moderation and patience correct incorrect

Shame and justice correct incorrect

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. We know what we know about Socrates not only from Plato and Xenophon's works, but from the handful of speeches written by Socrates himself.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. Plato was drawn to science throughout his life, and his love of classifying living things was handed down to his student Aristotle.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. All Athenian male citizens over the age of 30 were eligible to serve on dicasteries, and dicasts were chosen each year by lot from among those who volunteered to serve.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. The stigma attached to working for another person was greater for men than it was for women.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect

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. There was no regular, appointed law enforcement agency in Athens that handled crimes and investigations.

True. correct incorrect

False. correct incorrect