Holt World History- Ancient Greece Quiz Part- II

1. All philosophical belief that the aim of life is to avoid pain and seek pleasure is part of...

Epicureanism

Stoicism

Cynicism

Skepticism

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Holt World History- Ancient Greece Quiz Part- II - Quiz

Welcome to part- II of the Hold World History book quiz. This short test follows what was left in part- I. If you have passed the first quiz with a 100% score, you can try this Ancient Greece test. Have you been keeping up with all the facts and important... see moreevents from this section of history? Let's find out!
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2. All are TRUE about Macedonia in the 4th century B.C. EXCEPT...

It was located in the north of Greece

People lived in villages and were war-like

Nobles had power

It was a democracy in which people voted

Macedonia had kings, which in general were supported by the nobles

Explanation

Macedonia had kings, which in general were supported by the nobles

3. Alexander the Great's Greek tutor was...

Socrates

Plato

Crito

Aristotle

4. All are TRUE of Philip of Macedon EXCEPT...

He had been a Greek prisoner

He hated Greek culture

He had a large and well-disciplined army

He gained colonies once belonging to Athens

He did not succeed in his planned invasion of Persia

While a prisoner in Thebes, Philip grew to admire Greek culture and military structure

Explanation

While a prisoner in Thebes, Philip grew to admire Greek culture and military structure

5. Alexander the Great's main military and political goal was...

To bring ultimate destruction to the Persian Empire

To conquer all of Greece

To create a unified world under his rule and living with Greek-like culture

To be better than his father at conquering

6. The term "Hellenistic" means...

"Greek"

"Greek-like", with influences from Asia and the Mediterranean

"like Helen of Sparta"

"superior"

7. Probably the greatest mathematician of the Hellenistic period, who calculated Pi, was...

Euclid

Pythagorus

Aristarchus

Archimedes

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