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Chapter 5 Study Guide: USE YOUR NOTES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!!!Multiple ChoiceIdentify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____1.Through mythology, the Greek people expressed theira.religious beliefs.c.love of sport.b.love of poetry.d.political beliefs.____2.This Greek poet wrote many poems about heroic deeds, including the Iliad.a.Aesopc.Croesusb.Odysseusd.Homer____3.The Greeks performed both types of drama— ____ —as part of religious festivals.edy and tragedyc.epic and tragedyb.myth and edy and myth____4.The three best-known writers of Greek tragedies were Aeschylus, Euripides, anda.Aristophanes.c.Sophocles.b.Homer.d.Aesop.____5.The three types of columns the Greeks used in their buildings were Doric, Ionic, anda.Athenian.c.Parthenon.b.Corinthian.d.Gregoric.____6.This philosopher taught that the universe was governed by the same laws as music and numbers.a.Platoc.Aristotleb.Pythagorasd.Herodotus____7.The word philosophy comes from the Greek word fora.“love of history.”c.“love of wisdom.”b.“love of science.”d.“love of mathematics.”____8.Socrates was an Athenian sculptor whose true love wasa.writing.c.philosophy.b.teaching.d.debate.____9.After he compared 158 governments to find the best one, ____ wrote the book Politics.a.Platoc.Thucydidesb.Aristotled.Herodotus____10.____ is considered to be the “father of history.”a.Herodotusc.Aristotleb.Thucydidesd.Plato____11.About the time of 359 B.C., the Macedonian king Philip II was deemed a threat to Greek freedom according to ____, a lawyer and public speaker.a.Platoc.Demosthenesb.Aristotled.Thucydides____12.Alexander and his army defeated the local Persian governors in the Battle ofa.Granicus.c.Alexandria.b.Syria.d.Gaugamela.____13.Alexander kept a copy of ____ under his pillow.a.the Odysseyc.History of the Peloponnesian Warb.Politicsd.the Iliad____14.After his death, Alexander’s empire fell apart because hisa.wife gave away the throne.c.children did not like war.b.army was sick with plague.d.generals fought one another.____15.In Hellenistic kingdoms, government business was conducted in the ____ language.a.Egyptianc.Greekb.Persiand.Macedonian____16.The library at Alexandria was useful to students of literature anda.geometry.c.science.b.philosophy.d.language.____17.The city of ____ was known as the center of Greek theater.a.Athensc.Rhodesb.Alexandriad.Zeno____18.____ is known as “the father of medicine.”a.Hypatiac.Hippocratesb.Aristarchusd.Hipparchus____19.During the Hellenistic Era, ____ made major discoveries in math and astronomy.a.scientistsc.physiciansb.armiesd.stoics____20.Archimedes, a scientist, mathematician, and inventor designed the ____ to defend Syracuse.a.bow and arrowc.iron spearb.catapultd.bronze shield“Alexander made a reconnaissance in person of the enemy’s strength and dispositions and, despite the eagerness of most of his generals, he decided against a night attack. Instead, he retired to his tent to devise his strategy. He ordered his troops to be well fed and then to rest. Darius, on the other hand, mindful of Alexander’s unpredictable manoeuvres, ordered his army to stand to throughout the night in readiness for a surprise attack. It is certain that the alertness of one side and the fatigue of the other played at least some part in the outcome of the battle next day.”—Anthony Livesey,Great Commanders and Their Battles____21.What did Alexander’s generals want him to do?a.stage a morning attackb.stage a night attackc.determine the enemy’s strengthd.devise a strategy____22.What did Darius expect Alexander to do?a.stage a morning attackb.stage a night attackc.wait for Darius to begin the battled.retire to his tent____23.The last sentence of the passage hints of what outcome?a.There is no battle.c.Alexander wins the battle.b.Darius wins the battle.d.They fight, but neither side wins.____24.Who was most tired the next day?a.Darius’s armyc.Alexanderb.Alexander’s armyd.Alexander’s generals____25.Alexander’s army was alert because theya.had stood guard all night.b.expected a night attack.c.were poorly fed and tired.d.were well fed and rested.____26.Who did Greeks call the god of the underworld?a.Aphroditec.Herab.Athenad.Hades____27.Zeus is Aphrodite’sa.brother.c.father.b.husband.d.grandfather.____28.Artemis is the goddess ofa.love and beauty.c.wisdom.b.the hunt and wild animals.d.marriage.Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another.—Homer, the Iliad Book ITranslated by Samuel Butler____29.Who, according to Homer, are angry with each other?a.Jove and Peleusc.Atreus and the goddessb.Achilles and the son of Atreusd.the Achaeans and Hades____30.What was the result of Achilles’ anger for the Achaeans?a.countless illsc.great conquestsb.deathd.none of these____31.What does “many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures” mean?a.Dogs hunted vultures.b.Dogs and vultures hunted each other.c.Many heroes died.d.Vultures hunted dogs.____32.Alexander’s empire extended to which river in the east?a.Indusc.Euphratesb.Tigrisd.Nile____33.Which body of water bordered Alexander’s empire on the west?a.Persian Gulfc.Caspian Seab.Arabian Sead.Mediterranean Sea____34.Which city of Alexander’s empire was in Egypt?a.Persepolisc.Athensb.Alexandriad.Susa ................
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