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HIEU 201 CHAPTER 5 QUIZ
Alexander's invasion of the Near East was motivated primarily by
a. his desire to obtain the agricultural wealth of Mesopotamia and Egypt in
order to feed the growing population of Greece.
b. a wish to avenge the Persian attacks on Greece in the fifth century B.C.; to
eliminate any further threat from Persia; and also to satisfy his own desire for
adventure.
c. his personal hatred for the Persian king, Darius III.
d. the pledge he made to Philip to destroy the Ionian cities that had rebelled
against him.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the ways in which the world
changed after Alexander's conquests?
a. The distinctions between barbarian and Greek became much more
prominent.
b. The parochialism of the polis gave way to a world outlook.
c. A new fusion of disparate peoples and the intermingling of cultural
traditions developed.
d. The West and East were brought much closer together.
The Hellenistic kingdoms were ruled by kings who relied on the
a. use of mercenary armies and sought loyalty from their subjects.
b. political ideals of Athens and sought, like Solon, to create democratic
government.
c. political order of ancient Hebrews and sought to organize their societies
into communal tribes.
d. political ideals of Sparta and sought to create military order.
Koine refers to a form of shared ________ in Hellenistic cities.
a. language
b. laws
c. political philosophy
d. religious beliefs
Hellenistic cosmopolitanism expressed itself in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a. an expansion of trade.
, b. the integration of the culture of the city and the culture of the countryside.
c. an increased movement of peoples.
d. the adoption of common currency standards.
Signs that the status of women in Hellenistic society showed some improvement
over the classical period include evidence that
a. some royal mothers and daughters exercised political power.
b. some nonroyal women held important priestly offices.
c. women contributed to high culture as poets, harpists, artists, and architects
far more than in the classic era.
d. all of the above
The leading historian of the Hellenistic Age was
a. Theophrastus.
b. Polybius.
c. Theocritus.
d. Apollonius of Rhodes.
The achievements of Hellenistic scientists
a. resulted in immediate technological applications that enhanced people's
material comfort.
b. were stimulated, at least in part, by the exchange of new ideas and new
knowledge gathered over a wide geographical area.
c. were made primarily by Athenians inspired by Plato's interest in the
natural world.
d. were entirely abstract or philosophical and would never lead to any
practical applications.
The philosophy of Epicurus
a. taught the value of passivity and urged withdrawal from civic life.
b. encouraged people to help change the world through political action.
c. recommended the pursuit of pleasure as bringing the greatest joy in life.
d. was based on the assumption that higher powers, such as gods, control the
material world from beyond.
Stoicism reflected the cosmopolitan nature of Hellenistic society in that
a. its founder, Zeno, encouraged the spread of democratic political
institutions.
b. it advocated greater social and economic equality among all people.
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