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The statement "Man is the measure of all things" is attributed to
   a. Plato.
   b. Aristotle.
   c. Socrates.
   d. Protagoras.

Q2. Plato and Aristotle viewed knowledge differently. For Plato knowledge was ___________, while for Aristotle it was ___________.
   a. rational, intuitive
   b. deductive, inductive
   c. inductive, deductive
   d. intuitive, rational

Q3. Socrates was tried and executed for
   a. treason.
   b. sodomy.
   c. corrupting the youth of Athens.
   d. having an affair with a married women.

Q4. According to Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the chained human beings believe the shadows on the wall to be
   a. imaginary.
   b. illusory.
   c. ideal.
   d. real.

Q5. Plato differed from Athenian society when he suggested that
   a. artisans should perform the hard work of society.
   b. soldiers represented moral courage when they defended the state.
   c. men and women should receive similar education.
   d. the rational principle should be represented by a small group of rulers.

Q6. The view expressed in Aristotle's Politics is that individuals cannot live a truly virtuous life outside of the
   a. state.
   b. family.
   c. temple.
   d. military.

Q7. The word philosophy means the
   a. golden mean.
   b. knowledge of the self.
   c. love of wisdom.
   d. imitation of life.

Q8. The Pre-Socratic thinkers were primarily concerned with discovering the
   a. existence of the human soul.
   b. principles of mathematics.
   c. origin of the gods.
   d. ultimate unifying principle of matter.

Q9. According to Plato, the soul's basis for judging experience is
   a. trial and error.
   b. its previous existence.
   c. intuition.
   d. prayer.

Q10. From Aristotle's perspective, a female was
   a. a failed male.
   b. the mental equal of a male.
   c. the social equal of a male.
   d. physically inferior, but morally superior to a male.

Q11. According to Horace, poetry should be both
   a. strong and sharp.
   b. pleasing and useful.
   c. optimistic and pessimistic.
   d. practical and patriotic.

Q12. The power of a Roman dictator was limited because he
   a. always ruled along with a co-dictator.
   b. ruled alongside a council of generals.
   c. ruled only in time of peace.
   d. ruled only for a period of six months.

Q13. Stoicism taught that humans should react to the world around them by
   a. trying to make it better for others.
   b. trying to leave it as soon as possible.
   c. maximizing their own pleasure as much as possible.
   d. accepting it for what it was.

Q14. Stoicism, which arose as a philosophical doctrine at the end of the fourth century B.C., maintained that the divine essence behind all human activity was
   a. immortality.
   b. reason.
   c. perfection.
   d. suffering.

Q15. The Epicureans urged their followers to seek happiness by
   a. maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain.
   b. adhering to absolute standards of good and evil.
   c. accumulating wealth.
   d. all of the above.

Q16. How did Greek culture change as a result of Alexander's conquests?
   a. It was destroyed by the cultures of the conquered peoples.
   b. It became warlike and unsophisticated.
   c. It became increasingly sophisticated and complex.
   d. It merged with Roman culture.

Q17. Who employed satire in his work to expose the vices and follies of individuals and society?
   a. Lucretius
   b. Virgil
   c. Horace
   d. Cicero

Q18. The _______________ was the center of the typical Roman town or city.
   a. aqueduct
   b. rostrum
   c. forum
   d. amphitheater

Q19. The ________________ were the four Roman officials responsible for protecting the plebeians' interests.
   a. tribunes
   b. lectors
   c. consuls
   d. centuriae

Q20. Cicero's On the Laws states that all human beings
   a. have an equal capacity to learn.
   b. are not equal.
   c. cannot attain virtue.
   d. need not learn the principles of right living.

Q21. In the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, Jesus gives his followers the essentials of a new doctrine, popularly referred to as the
   a. New Covenant.
   b. Ten Commandments.
   c. Sermon on the Mount.
   d. Second Coming of Christ.

Q22. From the mid-eighth to the sixth century B.C., the spiritual life of Jews was dominated by a succession of
   a. powerful kings.
   b. powerful female mystics.
   c. prophets.
   d. religious schisms.

Q23. In Exodus, Chapter 20, the Lord, having presented himself as a thick cloud, seals the covenant by giving the Israelites
   a. the Ten Commandments.
   b. a sacrificial lamb.
   c. the Beatitudes.
   d. a vision of the Christ to come.

Q24. The shift from a culture centered primarily on human beings to one centered primarily on an all-powerful, transcendent God is representative of the
   a. Romans.
   b. Egyptians.
   c. Greeks.
   d. Hebrews.

Q25. Early Christianity was similar to Eastern mystery religions because it
   a. recognized a Great Mother fertility goddess.
   b. did not require exclusive belief of its adherents.
   c. promised individual salvation to believers.
   d. required a personal oath of loyalty to the Empire.

Q26. In Hebrew, the name Jahweh (Yahweh) means he who
   a. is most powerful.
   b. is most loving.
   c. brings into existence.
   d. judges all.

Q27. Which of the following was not a major architectural aspect of early church buildings?
   a. nave
   b. bell tower (campanile)
   c. apse
   d. transept

Q28. The earliest form of church sculpture was the
   a. caryatid.
   b. sarcophagus.
   c. pilaster.
   d. kore.

Q29. From the third century A.D., Christian communities called ______________ had been founded in remote places, emphasizing an ascetic lifestyle, common worship, and mutual service.
   a. monasteries
   b. basilicas
   c. cathedrals
   d. churches

Q30. The event that marked the beginning of the diaspora, or exile of the Jews, was the
   a. building of King Solomon's temple.
   b. destruction of the Jewish temple by the Roman army.
   c. fall of Canaan.
   d. conquest of the Holy Land by the Philistines.

Q31. Islam is similar to Judaism in its
   a. tendency to question and interpret the word of God.
   b. emphasis on codifying and following God's laws.
   c. rapid expansion into a widespread empire.
   d. tendency to take in converts from many ethnic backgrounds.

Q32. In what way did Islamic civilization have its greatest impact on Europe?
   a. The religion of Islam spread successfully into Spain and Italy.
   b. New foods and medicines were introduced into Europe.
   c. European artists copied many Islamic geometrical patterns.
   d. Major scientific and philosophical works were acquired from Islamic intellectuals.

Q33. In the early eighth century, the issue of ___________________ marked a major crisis in East-West relations.
   a. papal primacy
   b. the crusades
   c. religious toleration
   d. iconoclasm

Q34. A major goal of Justinian's empire was to
   a. spread Roman power to the east.
   b. defeat and hold back Germanic invaders.
   c. defend and expand Christianity.
   d. defend the West against the spread of Islam.

Q35. Built at the city of Granada, the ________________ Palace marks the high point of Muslim palace construction in Spain.
   a. Dome of the Rock
   b. Alhambra
   c. Cordoba
   d. Mshatta

Q36. Byzantine power lasted until the eleventh century in
   a. southern Italy.
   b. northern Italy.
   c. southern France.
   d. Greece.

Q37. According to tradition, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks the spot where
   a. Moses received the Ten Commandments.
   b. Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount.
   c. Muhammad ascended to heaven.
   d. all of the above.

Q38. The Crusades were a two-hundred-year effort to
   a. convert pagans to Christianity.
   b. free the holy places of Christianity from Muslim rule.
   c. punish the evildoers and plunder the Holy Land.
   d. seize additional territory for western Europe.

Q39. The greatest of the Byzantine churches in Constantinople was
   a. San Vitale.
   b. Sant' Apollinare.
   c. Hagia Sophia.
   d. Saint Demetrius.

Q40. When the Roman Empire broke apart in the fifth century, over time the Eastern Roman Empire became known as
   a. Slavic Europe.
   b. the Holy Roman Empire.
   c. the Byzantine Empire.
   d. Muslim Europe.

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answer : . Protagoras.

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