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Multiple Choice (Circle the correct answer) 100 questions X 1 point per question = 100 points

1. Which are the two main ideas of the Early Renaissance?

a. Patriotism and religion
b. Individualism and secularism
c. Humanism and Beauty
d. Glassware and Metal-works

2. How did the Renaissance grow in Italy?

a. Trade with the Muslim Ottoman Empire
b. Knowledge of classical agricultural techniques
c. More animals for textile resources
d. Quarry sources for marble

3. Who was the author of "The Prince", opposing the claims of the morals a leader should
follow, that considered himself having realistic point of view?
a. Jean Jacques Rousseau
b. Niccolò Machiavelli
c. Voltaire
d. Edgar Allan Poe

4. Which directly preceded the empire established by Hammurabi?

a. Sumerian
b. Persian
c. Assyrian
d. Akkadian

5. The _____________ was a movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe

that posed a religious and political challenge to the Roman Catholic church – and papal
authority in particular
a. Black death
b. 100 Years War
c. Great Schism
d. Reformation

6. An “eye for an eye” and “a tooth for a tooth” can first be attributed to which Ancient
Civilization’s law code?
a. Ancient Greece
b. Ancient Persia
c. Ancient Mesopotamia
d. Ancient Egypt

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7. ____________ is the creator god of Egypt. He created all the gods and Egypt itself.
a. Osiris
b. Horus
c. Atum
d. Anubis

8. Most people would believe living near a desert would be horrible! However, the Ancient
Egyptians found many benefits from being surrounded by the desert. What activity would NOT
be linked to the desert?
a. Mummification
b. Building a gold statue
c. Shaping bricks for the temple
d. Trading products with Minoans at Crete

9. What is considered one of the oldest known stories and the most famous piece of
Mesopotamian literature?
a. Ma’at, the legendary warrior
b. Myth of Tefnut
c. The Legend of Shu
d. The Epic of Gilgamesh

10. It is 1334 BCE. You are a 10 year old Egyptian boy. Your father works with shaping
metals, including bronze and gold for the Pharaoh’s upcoming tomb design. Your mother prays
constantly to the goddess Tawaret for another son. The farm harvest wasn’t as good as last
year, and you noticed less food on the dinner table. What are you most likely to be doing on an
average day?
a. Pederasty.
b. Going to temple with your mother to pray to the gods.
c. Helping the slaves plant a new and better harvest for next year.
d. Watching and learning about your father’s job.

11. In ancient Greece, people didn't expect ____________ to save them from sin because sins
were judged by ______________.
a. Money, Bulls
b. Phoenicians, Spartans
c. Religion, Democratic Law
d. Christianity, Astrology

12. What word best describes the geographic reality of the Ancient Greek City States before
the Dark Ages?
a. Connected
b. Stable

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c. Constant Warfare
d. Fearful

13. How are the Minoans suspected of being destroyed on the island of Crete?
a. Volcanic eruption and tsunami (tidal wave)
b. Mycenaean invasion
c. Civil war
d. Both (a) and (b)

14. Put the following Ancient Greek city state terms in order from largest (most important) to
smallest (least important)
a. Polis, acropolis, agora, slave market
b. Agora, polis, acropolis, areopagus
c. Areopagus, polis, pyramid, agora
d. Polis, agora, slave market, acropolis

15. The REACTION of the Greek City States to come together after the end of the Persian War
was to:
a. Change their religion
b. Create the Delian League
c. Agree to never fight each other
d. Decrease the power of the Council of 500

16. Why was the flooding of Nile River life-enhancing and not life-threatening like the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia?
a. They were protected by the Pharaoh
b. It was predictable
c. Pericles created damns
d. Darius ordered the Persian army to build retaining walls

17. How did Sparta defeat Athens in the Peloponnesian War?

a. Persia attacked the city of Athens
b. Sparta starved the city by cutting trade routes
c. Sparta had better military technology
d. Natural disaster (earthquake)

18. Which is not one of the three views of Hermeticism?

a. Paganism,
b. Theism
c. Pantheism
d. Alms

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19. What was one major effect of the schism of the Catholic Church?
a. Common people were confused and lost trust in the church
b. People became more devoted to the church and donated more money
c. Some Christians converted to Islam
d. The Pope quit his job

20. What two words best describe classical Greek philosophy?

a. critical and rational
b. unused and old
c. monotheistic and polytheistic
d. irrational and backwards

21. Known as the first Greek philosopher by modern philosophers, he came up with the idea
that everything comes from physis. He thought it was water.
a. Thales of Miletus
b. Anaximenes
c. Plato
d. Aristotle

22. Who was Socrates’ direct student?

a. Plato
b. Xenophanes
c. Anaximander
d. Aristotle

23. The Sophists are credited for the early foundations of what modern day areas of study?
a. sports and Athletics
b. advertising and marketing
c. psychology and sociology
d. acting and theatre

24. What part of the Ancient World did Alexander “the Great” call home?
a. Persia
b. India
c. Italy
d. Macedonia

25. What was the outcome of Philip II’s victory at Chaeronea?

a. Thebes was given mercy
b. Athens was given mercy
c. Macedonia was crushed
d. Persia was crushed

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26. Which of the following suggests Alexander “the Great” was optimistic about his victory
against Persia?
a. He wrote a news article explaining how optimistic he was about victory.
b. He ignored the oracle at Delphi who said he would be defeated.
c. He brought engineers, historians, and scientists to the battle.
d. He was not optimistic, but went to battle anyways.

27. Which Asian ruler did Alexander “the Great” admire for fighting bravely, and only giving up
after he had been injured several times?
a. Darius III of Persia
b. Philip II of Macedonia
c. King Porus of India
d. Antiochus IV of Seleucus

28. What are the main elements that playwright Plautus used in his work, which appealed to the
patriarchal Roman State?
a. virtues, morals and aesthetics
b. drunkenness, gluttony and womanizing
c. comedy, drama, tragedy
d. action, suspense, romance

29. What is true about Hellenistic cities?

a. They did not have to pay tribute ($) to the rulers of their kingdoms
b. They all had different political systems
c. They had no control over foreign policy
d. They had more power than the rulers of the kingdoms

30. What is the name of the high school where boys and girls were often “hellenized”?
a. Symposium
b. Acropolis
c. Gymnasium
d. Theatre

31. While the Romans were excelled in architecture, what technique did they develop in
construction technology?
a. They developed the technique of using concrete
b. To have common beliefs between different religions
c. To increase conflict and warfare
d. More slaves for difficult labor

32. What did Alexander “the Great’s” military do to stop advancing conquering?

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a. Held a festival
b. Created a temple for Alexander
c. Mutinied
d. Begged and pleaded

33. What idea best describes Jewish religious beliefs?

a. Syncretism
b. Stoicism
c. Physis
d. Monotheism

34. In terms of the social hierarchy, which of the following is in the order of highest through
lowest?
a. slaves, ordinary, tribunes, questor, aediles, consul, praetor
b. praetor, consul, questor, aediles, ordinary, slaves, tribunes
c. consul, praetor, aediles, questor, tribunes, ordinary, slaves
d. consul, praetor, aediles, questor, ordinary, tribunes, slaves

35. What is NOT true about Vestal Virgins?

a. They were an important symbol of political and social stability in Rome.
b. They entered the Temple of Vesta at age 6 to age 10.
c. They were encouraged to marry after they finished their 30 years of service.
d. They were responsible for protecting the temple fire to please the gods.

36. Who were the Roman versions of Greek oracles?

a. pontifex maximus
b. patron
c. triarii
d. augurs

37. ius naturale, ius civile, and ius gentium are examples of ______________ that gave a
philosophical justification for jurists in terms of _________ law, ____________ law and
_________law.
a. Roman dramas, comedy, drama, tragedy
b. Roman art, architecture, sculpture, paintings
c. Roman temples, religious rites, worship, meditation
d. Roman laws, civil, natural, national

39. What does asceticism mean?

a. Rejecting worldly desires
b. Accepting worldly desires

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c. Believing in more than one God

d. Believing in only one God

40. A member of the nobility who was given land to manage and control, including a manor or
estate, by the king was known as a(n) ____________________.
a. serf
b. emperor
c. vassal
d. archbishop

41. The Byzantine Emperor, Justinian owed much of his military success due to the genius of
his general:
a. Yi Sun-Shin
b. Belisarius
c. Xerxes
d. Charlemagne

42. The Byzantine Empire faced constant threats, and chipping away, from which two outside
groups?
a. Romans and Greeks
b. The Bulgars and Muslim Caliphate
c. French and English kingdoms
d. Germanic Tribes

43. Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
a. Pilgrimage to Mecca
b. Self-infliction
c. Giving alms to the poor
d. Daily Prayer

44. Byzantine Emperor Justinian created these laws that are still used as the foundation of
National laws by many countries, written in Latin:
a. Twelve Tables
b. Hammurabi
c. Sharia
d. Corpus Iuris Civilis

45. Knights were expected to hold fast to the medieval manner system with its religious, moral,
and social code
a. Chivalry
b. Prayer

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c. Patience
d. Virtue

46. The five (5) Pillars of Islam included:

a. Patience, Faith, Hope, Justice, Prudence
b. Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage
c. Faith, Prayer, Humility, Kindness, Chastity
d. Right decisions, Valor, Benevolence, Respect, Loyalty

47. Ghengis Khan used various tactics in order to win especially fear. Which of these was not
one of his tactics?
a. Using prisoners as human shields
b. Slaughtering entire villages and towns
c. Sending vassals to negotiate terms with kings
d. Catapulting plague infested carcasses over walls of castles

48. Which of these were NOT some early symptoms of the plague?
a. High fever
b. Aching joints
c. Swollen lymph nodes
d. Blindness

48. John Wycliffe believed that because Jesus died for our sins:
a. Every Christian is free of mortal sin
b. We are all going to go to Heaven
c. The ones responsible is the Roman Empire
d. Muslim people should be converted

49. Which of these were NOT one of the 3 goals of the 1414 council of Constance?
a. Solve the Schism
b. Elect a new King
c. Reform the church
d. Wipe out Heresy

50. This person was a legendary figure who helped France win a victory with the 100 years war,
how did they die?
a. Robin Hood, died of old age
b. Joan of Arc, burned alive
c. Geoffroy Thérage, killed in battle