Bentley Ch. 7 Test
Multiple choice test for Bentley chapter on Persia
- 1.The Persian king who regularized tax levies and standardized laws was
- A.
Cyrus
- B.
Cambyses
- C.
Darius
- D.
Xerxes
- 2.The center of the Persian communication network was
- A.
The Royal Road
- B.
The Qanats
- C.
The Emperor's Trail
- D.
The Persian navy
- 3.The Persian legal code was designed to
- A.
Impose a uniform law code on the entire empire
- B.
Terrify the subject tribes of the empire into submission
- C.
Codify the laws of the subject peoples
- D.
Abolish the laws of individual lands
- 4.For his decision to allow them to return to their capital city and rebuild their temple, Darius received high praise from these people. Who were they?
- A.
Medes
- B.
Jews
- C.
Egyptians
- D.
Assyrians
- 5.The major early turning point in the rise of the Persian Empire was the
- A.
Victory of Darius at Salamis
- B.
Victory of Cambyses over Rome
- C.
Victory of Cyrus over Lydia
- D.
Victory in the Persian Wars
- 6.The battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E. proved to be
- A.
A bloody stalemate with neither side claiming victory
- B.
An overwhelming Persian victory
- C.
A Persian loss
- D.
A slight victory that turned the tide in Persia's favor in the Persian
- 7.The social structure of the Medes and Persians was originally very similar to
- A.
The Mesopotamians
- B.
The Greeks
- C.
The Aryans
- D.
The Romans
- 8.Zarathustra viewed the material world
- A.
As a trick of Angra Mainyu to mislead the faithful, similar to Christianity
- B.
As the equivalent of hell, similar to Christianity
- C.
As a gift from Ahura Mazda that should be enjoyed
- D.
As a resting place for the reincarnated, similar to Hinduism
- 9.Which of the following lists of Persian empires is correct chronologically?
- A.
Achaemenids, Sasanids, Seleucids, Parthians
- B.
Parthians, Achaemenids, Seleucids, Sasanids
- C.
Sasanids, Parthians, Seleucids, Achaemenids
- D.
Achaemenids, Seleucids, Parthians, Sasanids
- 10.Darius picked up the idea of a standardized government-issued coinage from the
- A.
Babylonians
- B.
Egyptians
- C.
Lydians
- D.
Indians
- 11.Which of the following empires normally displayed the greatest degree of toleration toward its subject peoples?
- A.
Assyrian
- B.
Greek
- C.
Egyptian
- D.
Achaemenid
- 12.The classic Persian governmental approach was
- A.
The use of relentless terror to oppress the conquered tribes
- B.
To impose their own religious beliefs on the peoples of the empire
- C.
To appoint every governmental post with a member of the Persian royal family
- D.
An enlightened and tolerant one
- 13.Which of the following basic tenets of Zoroastrianism did NOT influence later religions?
- A.
The belief in a heaven and hell
- B.
The encouragement of high moral standards
- C.
The view of the material world as a place of temptation that had to be ignored
- D.
The belief that each individual plays a key role in determining his or her spiritual destiny
- 14.The Medes and Persians were originally
- A.
Indo-European tribes
- B.
Semitic-speaking nomads related to the Hyksos
- C.
Later Mesopotamian petty kingdoms
- D.
Minor Babylonian rulers
- 15.Zoroastrianism was
- A.
Spread by force throughout the Persian empire
- B.
Very strongly monotheistic
- C.
Allowed to spread through its own merits
- D.
Borrowed by the Persians from the Assyrians
- 16.In organizing their empire, Perisna rulers relied heavily on techniques of administration from the
- A.
Lydians
- B.
Egyptians
- C.
Mesopotamians
- D.
Chinese
- 17.The Seleucids, Parthians, and Sasanids were different ethnic groups but they all shared one attibute that allowed them to continue strong imperial rule. What was it?
- A.
They founded new cities to serve as administrative capitals
- B.
They continued Darius' administrative policies
- C.
They had few neighbors with imperial ambitions
- D.
They used Persian administrators as satraps
- 18.Like Mesopotamia and Egypt, Perisan society was highly stratified. As in these cutlures, most people in rural areas were engaged in
- A.
Building temple complexes and new cities
- B.
Manufacturing trade items for the export market
- C.
Cultivation of grain crops exclusively since slaves could be used in irrigation duties
- D.
Agriculture and the maintenance of an adequate watter supply for the crops
- 19.The Achaemenids fell due to a combination of
- A.
A weakening army and succession problems
- B.
Growing intolerance of other cultures and internal rebellions
- C.
Attacks from central Asia and weak bureaucracy
- D.
Bureaucratic infighting and a discontented population
- 20.What aspect of Zoroastrianism is the most significant with respect to world history?
- A.
It became one of the many foreign religions that found a home in India
- B.
It sustained the Persian empire and served as a justification for their rule
- C.
Parts of its tenets were adopted by monotheistic religions
- D.
Zoroastrianism is the founding faith of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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