Greek Culture Vs American Culture Essay
Ancient Cultures Ancient Europe—Part I Greece—Chapter 4; some on Powerpoint Lecture
Bronze Age Civilizations of the Aegean (ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E.) 77-79
1. Greek city-states first emerged on islands and peninsulas a. in the Aegean Sea. b. along the coast of Asia Minor. c. in southern Italy and Sicily. d. All of these areas.
2. One link between early Bronze Age cultures and later Greek cultures is the
a. profound respect for goddesses. b. continuity of written records.
c. influence of volcanic eruptions. d. belief in heroic city gods. e. worship of rulers as divine.
3. The Cyclades is a. a group of islands in the central Aegean. b. produced superb marble figures of nude females. c. produced pottery of imagination and wit. d. all …show more content…
of the above. e. none of the above.
4. Crete was known for all but a. the Trojan War. b. home of the earliest Greek society, the Minoans. c. the center known for the production of Cycladic idols d. a large Mediterranean island, d. the home of the snake or fertility goddess. E. in mythology for the myth of the Minotaur.
5. This is the archeologist whose discoveries confirmed the existence of the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. a. Heinrich Schliemann. b. Johannes Winklemann. c. Howard Carter. d. Sir Arthur Evans
6.
Which of the following statements applies to Ariadne? a. she was the daughter of Minos.
b. she was abandoned by Theseus on Naxos. c. she helped Theseus defeat the minotaur.
d. all of the above. e. none of the above
7. The Minoan structure of complex design that gave rise to the Greek legend of the labyrinth, the intricate maze where the monstrous half man/half bull Minotaur was supposedly confined by King Minos in the palace at Knossos, which a. is absent of protective walls. b. is rambling and disorderly. c. has celebratory frescoes. d. a and b. e. a and c. f. a, b, and c.
8. However, which of the following elements showed that the new palace was carefully planned, making it a place worth living? a. thick walls composed of cement. b. little attention paid to rainwater drainage. c. single story building rambled across the landscape. d. attention paid to illumination and ventilation.
9. The interior decorations of the palace at Knossos exhibit characteristics common to Minoan art, including a. brightly colored paintings. b. lively rhythms. c. fresco scenes of ceremony and ritual. d. all of these. e. none of …show more content…
these.
10. The Minoan fresco of Bull Leaping was found intact, whole, and completely accurate, T/F? 11. Since ____, when archaeologists uncovered the evidence of human sacrifice in Minoan Crete, historians have speculated on the meaning of ancient bull-vaulting.
a. 1923 b. 1970. c. 1995. d. 1979. e. 1873.
12. Minoan columns are distinguished by a. tapering shape and bulbous columns. b. bud-shaped capitals. c. bull-shaped capitals. d. pronounced swelling in the center.
13. The central priest figure in the Minoan religion was the a. Minotaur. b. Ariadne. c. snake goddess. d. Theseus. e. none of the above.
14. Which of the following is the name given to the un-deciphered Minoan writing that has survived? A. Linear A. b. Linear B. c. Sanskrit. D. Hieroglyphics
15. A volcanic eruption probably destroyed which of the following Minoan cities?
a. Thera. b. Knossos. c. Persepolis. d. Mycenae. e. a and b.
Bronze Age Civilizations of the Aegean: Mycenean
16. Which of the following describes the Mycenaean civilization? A. burial of rulers in giant beehive tombs called tholos. B. the Greek culture that flourished on mainland Greece in the second millennium B.C with the construction of gigantic fortifications.
C. war with Troy forms the setting for both the Iliad and the Odyssey d. All these answers are correct.
17. This culture’s Lion Gate gateway is reminiscent of the a. Standard of Ur. b. soundbox of Ur. c. Lamassu figures of Assyria. d. the Sphinx. e. c and d.
18. Unlike Minoan architects, Mycenaen architects, with their heavy Cyclopean walls,
a. heavily fortified their cities. b. were preoccupied with war. c. executed more solemn frescoes d. a and b. e. a, b, and c.
19. Mycenean culture, alone among pre-Hellenic Aegean cultures, produced many artifacts of gold. For instance, the Mask of Agamemnon is a. one of Schliemann’s discoveries in Agamemnon’s grave. b. a portrait of an early Mycenean ruler. c. evidence that Schliemann was wrong about the historical basis for Homer. d. none of the above. e. all of the above. 20. The collapse of the Mycenaean culture a. was caused by the Dorians.
b. was caused by the Trojan War. c. paralleled the collapse of Minoan culture.
d. was caused by unknown reasons. e. a and d.
The Heroic Age
21. Since the early Iron Age in Greece—the era in which The Iliad and The Odyssey were written is sometimes known as the ______, what led wealthy German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann to direct excavations to uncover and confirm the existence of Troy?
a. Olympic Age, Lucas’ Star Wars. b. Heroic Age, Homer’s Iliad. c. Archaic Period, Homer’s Odyssey. d. Classical Period, Sophocles’ Agamemnon. e. Age of Colonization, Jason and the Argonauts.
22. What issue surrounding The Odyssey is NOT questionable? a. It was written by Homer, the person generally regarded as the first figure in the Western literary tradition. b. It was originally comprised of 24 books. c. By serving as a basis for education, the two epic poems played a role in the development of Greek civilization that is equivalent to the role that the Torah played in Palestine. D.It was composed after the Iliad.
23. However, like The Epic of Son-Jara or Sundiata, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Iliad and the Odyssey were passed orally or written with the intent of public performance from generation to generation, T/F?
24. Set during the Trojan War, The Iliad is a work that describes actual events related to the a. founding of Minoan culture. b. early battles of the Persian Wars. c. attack of the Dorians on Mycenae. d. Mycenaean attack on the coastal city of Troy.
25. Though the death of his comrade and friend ______ brings Achilles much sorrow and grief in the Iliad, what character dies at the end of the epic? a) Hector, Achilles. b) Thestor, Agammenon c) Nestor, Laertes d) Menelaus, Priam e) Patroclus, Hector.
26. The Greek hero Achilles differs from the Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh in that Achilles
a. seeks individual honor and glory. b. seeks help from the gods to find justice in the war.
c. seeks everlasting life. d. is immortal by birth.
27. Meanwhile, the principal theme of The Odyssey is a. The Trojan War. b. the death of Hector. c. Odysseus’s’ war adventures. d. Odysseus’s’ journey home. e. Penelope’s faithfulness.
28. Greek names are often symbolic of a person's dual nature. The name Odysseus means ____. a. "red head" and "club foot" b. angry and cursed c. prideful and resilient d. honorable and valiant
29. Who was Cyclops? a. a mythical one-eyed giant son of Posieden. b. an ancestor of Mycenae. c. an Egyptian merchant. d. a priest of Cyclos. e. a Greek sailor and soldier.
30. What important custom does Odysseus remind the Cyclops of when they first meet?
A. Hospitality b. Valor. C. Sin d. Loyalty
31. How do Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops' island? a) They hide under the belly of sheep. b) They wait until Polyphêmos is asleep and escape. c) They disguise themselves as sheep and escape. d) They poison Polyphêmos's dinner. e) They wine and dine Polyphêmos until he passes out.
32. The term hubris means ____. a. feast in honor of the gods b. a prideful act that offends the gods c. the scientific name for lotus flowers, which were used to make Odysseus and his men forget their desire to return home d. a mythical monster that Odysseus and his men needed to defeat
33. In the Odyssey, why does Penelope unravel her weaving every night?
a) to keep her suitors at bay b) to mark her loyalty to Telmakhos c) to delay remarriage to Odysseus d)to pass time until she returns to Ithaca
e)to defy the orders of Odysseus
34. In Homer's epic, who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years?
a) Circe b) Penelope c) Helen d)Athena e) Calypso
35. How does Odysseus resist the temptation of the Sirens' song? A. He plugs his ears with beeswax. B. He takes sleeping pills for the duration of the voyage. C. He seeks an alternate sea route. D. He asks to be tied to the mast of the ship. E. d and a
36. In the Odyssey, what does Odysseus return to his home in Ithaca disguised as?
a)a fisherman b) a beggar c) a shepherd d) a cripple e) a peasant
The Greek Gods, pages 76-77
37. The roots of Greek religion extend as far back as Neolithic times, T/F?
38. Heroes in ancient Greece were regarded as superior to gods, as Homer portrayed all the major Greek deities as being fair in form and of superhuman size, T/F?
39. Which of the following is NOT true of Greek deities?
a. They are associated with natural forces. b. They intervene in human affairs.
c. They proclaim guidelines for religious belief. d. They are capricious and quarrelsome.
e. The most powerful deity of the Greek pantheon was Zeus.
40. Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection about ancient Greek religious beliefs? a) The Greeks credited humanity with inventing morality. b) The Greeks blamed humanity for disorder in the universe. c) The Greek god Zeus was subject to the mysterious power of Fate. d) The Greek gods were expressions of the world's uncontrollable forces.
e) The Greeks were polytheistic. f) Greek popular religion produced no sacred scriptures or doctrines.
41. While the most ancient oracular Shrine was at Dodona, the famous oracular shrine of
Apollo was at Delphi, whose oracle was on noxious gases coming through the fault lines when she predicted the future for many Greek city-states, T/F?
From Chapter 1: The Iron Age, page 29
42. The Phoenicians were all but a. the only ancient culture that left no literary texts. b. had consonantal writing that developed or adapted into the Greek alphabet. c. the first culture to mint coins. d. developers of the basic alphabet that eventually morphed into the modern Western languages.
Ancient Europe: First page of Chapter 6, First half of Chapter 11
From Chapter 6: The Roman Rise to Empire: Rome’s Early History, page 129
43. The Etruscans settled the northwest portion of the Italian peninsula. They are intriguing because a. their language has not been deciphered. b. their origins are unclear. c. no culture like theirs has been discovered. d. a and b. e. a, b, and c.
44.
Which of these items, given to the Romans via the Etruscans, was not purely Etruscan in invention? a. the arch. b. bronze and gold crafting. c. chariot racing. d. none of the above.
e. all of the above. toga and urban planning
45. Etruscans favored monumental sarcophagi that contained which of the following?
a. bones of the deceased family. b. bones of the entire family. c. ashes of the deceased.
d. ashes of the deceased and his or her slaves.
from Chapter 11: Patterns of Medieval Life: The Germanic Tribes: Law, Literature, Art pages 68-72
46. The Iron Age tribes that settled the British Isles before the time of Christ were known as the _____ while the Vikings hailed from ____.
a. Angles, Saxony. b. Barbarians, Greece. c. Celts, Scandinavia. d. Vikings, Minnesota. e. Saxons, England.
47. Which of the following does NOT characterize the Germanic tribes?
a. They were nomadic. b. They were racially and culturally distinct.
c. They produced monumental sculpture. d. They did not live in permanent communities.
e. one of their dominant preoccupations was making war.
48. A single, all‑powerful chieftain dictated the decisions of Germanic assemblies,
T/F? 49. The bond of loyalty between chieftain and his warriors is called which of the following?
a. fealty b. feudalism. c. chivalry d. gallantry
50. Germanic law was based on a. a democratic rule. b. a tyrant-based power structure.c. anarchy. d. a collection of oral customs.
51. The art of the Germanic tribes was generally a. easily transported from place to place.
b. to be found on the walls of their cathedrals. c. in the form of life‑size sculptures. d. very realistic, reflecting classical influence.
52. As a recurring theme throughout Beowulf is the inevitability of death and succession, in the warrior culture throughout the epic, the fallen are usually buried at sea or cremated with _________such as that found in a ______ at Sutton Hoo, England. a. the bones of the enemies they had slain/Viking prince. b. Neanderthal/ship burial. c. a city-wide celebration/ Viking ship burial. d. weapons and armor, Anglo Saxon chieftain ship burial.
53. The ornate tracery of lines and bands on the jeweled and enameled Sutton Hoo purse cover is characteristic of the ____ style, while the use of a complex pattern composed of a single line that interweaves and overlaps to completely fill the available space is called ________.
a. animal/interlace. b. two-dimensional/animal. c. plantforms/animal. d. dragon.
e. interlace/animal.
54. Enamelwork produced by pouring molten colored glass between thin gold partitions is called a. cloisonné b. zoomorphoic c. niello d. filigree
55. The Sutton Hoo purse has two groupings of a man standing between two lions. This can be seen in what earlier culture with Gilgamesh as the man?
a. Sumer. b. Babylon. c. Mycenean. d. Dorians. e. Egypt.
56. The first monumental literary composition in a European vernacular language was Beowulf , which was compiled and passed on by a. renowned authors. B. bards and scops. C. knights and warriors. D. university scholars.
57. Grendel has been attacking the Danes for twelve years before Beowulf arrives in Heorot, a
a. sacred battlefield. B. Beowulf’s magical sword. C. the name of Hrothgar’s throne. D. the Danes’ great mead hall.
58. While Beowulf hails from modern-day Sweden, to which group does he belong?
a. the Swedes. b. the Geats. c. The Franks. d. The Frisians. e. the English.
59. With which three creatures does Beowulf battle? a. Grendel, his father, and a dragon.
b. Grendel, his mother, and a dragon. c. Grendel, his brother, and a demon. d. Grendel, the dragon Hygelac, and his mother.
60. From which biblical character does Grendel's line supposedly descend?
a. Adam b. Abel. c. Cain. d. Abraham. e. Judas.
61. How did Grendel meet his demise? A. his limbs are torn off. B. decapitation. C. he falls off a cliff. D. drowning.
62. While Beowulf did not battle Grendel with a sword because Grendel was unarmed, he says he will battle the dragon with one because a. the sword’s effectiveness in the battle, as we see. b. the beast cannot be killed without it. C. sheer cowardice. D. shield doesn’t protect him enough.
Bronze Age Civilizations of the Aegean (ca. 3000-1200 B.C.E.) 77-79
1. Greek city-states first emerged on islands and peninsulas a. in the Aegean Sea. b. along the coast of Asia Minor. c. in southern Italy and Sicily. d. All of these areas.
2. One link between early Bronze Age cultures and later Greek cultures is the
a. profound respect for goddesses. b. continuity of written records.
c. influence of volcanic eruptions. d. belief in heroic city gods. e. worship of rulers as divine.
3. The Cyclades is a. a group of islands in the central Aegean. b. produced superb marble figures of nude females. c. produced pottery of imagination and wit. d. all …show more content…
of the above. e. none of the above.
4. Crete was known for all but a. the Trojan War. b. home of the earliest Greek society, the Minoans. c. the center known for the production of Cycladic idols d. a large Mediterranean island, d. the home of the snake or fertility goddess. E. in mythology for the myth of the Minotaur.
5. This is the archeologist whose discoveries confirmed the existence of the ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete. a. Heinrich Schliemann. b. Johannes Winklemann. c. Howard Carter. d. Sir Arthur Evans
6.
Which of the following statements applies to Ariadne? a. she was the daughter of Minos.
b. she was abandoned by Theseus on Naxos. c. she helped Theseus defeat the minotaur.
d. all of the above. e. none of the above
7. The Minoan structure of complex design that gave rise to the Greek legend of the labyrinth, the intricate maze where the monstrous half man/half bull Minotaur was supposedly confined by King Minos in the palace at Knossos, which a. is absent of protective walls. b. is rambling and disorderly. c. has celebratory frescoes. d. a and b. e. a and c. f. a, b, and c.
8. However, which of the following elements showed that the new palace was carefully planned, making it a place worth living? a. thick walls composed of cement. b. little attention paid to rainwater drainage. c. single story building rambled across the landscape. d. attention paid to illumination and ventilation.
9. The interior decorations of the palace at Knossos exhibit characteristics common to Minoan art, including a. brightly colored paintings. b. lively rhythms. c. fresco scenes of ceremony and ritual. d. all of these. e. none of …show more content…
these.
10. The Minoan fresco of Bull Leaping was found intact, whole, and completely accurate, T/F? 11. Since ____, when archaeologists uncovered the evidence of human sacrifice in Minoan Crete, historians have speculated on the meaning of ancient bull-vaulting.
a. 1923 b. 1970. c. 1995. d. 1979. e. 1873.
12. Minoan columns are distinguished by a. tapering shape and bulbous columns. b. bud-shaped capitals. c. bull-shaped capitals. d. pronounced swelling in the center.
13. The central priest figure in the Minoan religion was the a. Minotaur. b. Ariadne. c. snake goddess. d. Theseus. e. none of the above.
14. Which of the following is the name given to the un-deciphered Minoan writing that has survived? A. Linear A. b. Linear B. c. Sanskrit. D. Hieroglyphics
15. A volcanic eruption probably destroyed which of the following Minoan cities?
a. Thera. b. Knossos. c. Persepolis. d. Mycenae. e. a and b.
Bronze Age Civilizations of the Aegean: Mycenean
16. Which of the following describes the Mycenaean civilization? A. burial of rulers in giant beehive tombs called tholos. B. the Greek culture that flourished on mainland Greece in the second millennium B.C with the construction of gigantic fortifications.
C. war with Troy forms the setting for both the Iliad and the Odyssey d. All these answers are correct.
17. This culture’s Lion Gate gateway is reminiscent of the a. Standard of Ur. b. soundbox of Ur. c. Lamassu figures of Assyria. d. the Sphinx. e. c and d.
18. Unlike Minoan architects, Mycenaen architects, with their heavy Cyclopean walls,
a. heavily fortified their cities. b. were preoccupied with war. c. executed more solemn frescoes d. a and b. e. a, b, and c.
19. Mycenean culture, alone among pre-Hellenic Aegean cultures, produced many artifacts of gold. For instance, the Mask of Agamemnon is a. one of Schliemann’s discoveries in Agamemnon’s grave. b. a portrait of an early Mycenean ruler. c. evidence that Schliemann was wrong about the historical basis for Homer. d. none of the above. e. all of the above. 20. The collapse of the Mycenaean culture a. was caused by the Dorians.
b. was caused by the Trojan War. c. paralleled the collapse of Minoan culture.
d. was caused by unknown reasons. e. a and d.
The Heroic Age
21. Since the early Iron Age in Greece—the era in which The Iliad and The Odyssey were written is sometimes known as the ______, what led wealthy German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann to direct excavations to uncover and confirm the existence of Troy?
a. Olympic Age, Lucas’ Star Wars. b. Heroic Age, Homer’s Iliad. c. Archaic Period, Homer’s Odyssey. d. Classical Period, Sophocles’ Agamemnon. e. Age of Colonization, Jason and the Argonauts.
22. What issue surrounding The Odyssey is NOT questionable? a. It was written by Homer, the person generally regarded as the first figure in the Western literary tradition. b. It was originally comprised of 24 books. c. By serving as a basis for education, the two epic poems played a role in the development of Greek civilization that is equivalent to the role that the Torah played in Palestine. D.It was composed after the Iliad.
23. However, like The Epic of Son-Jara or Sundiata, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Iliad and the Odyssey were passed orally or written with the intent of public performance from generation to generation, T/F?
24. Set during the Trojan War, The Iliad is a work that describes actual events related to the a. founding of Minoan culture. b. early battles of the Persian Wars. c. attack of the Dorians on Mycenae. d. Mycenaean attack on the coastal city of Troy.
25. Though the death of his comrade and friend ______ brings Achilles much sorrow and grief in the Iliad, what character dies at the end of the epic? a) Hector, Achilles. b) Thestor, Agammenon c) Nestor, Laertes d) Menelaus, Priam e) Patroclus, Hector.
26. The Greek hero Achilles differs from the Mesopotamian hero Gilgamesh in that Achilles
a. seeks individual honor and glory. b. seeks help from the gods to find justice in the war.
c. seeks everlasting life. d. is immortal by birth.
27. Meanwhile, the principal theme of The Odyssey is a. The Trojan War. b. the death of Hector. c. Odysseus’s’ war adventures. d. Odysseus’s’ journey home. e. Penelope’s faithfulness.
28. Greek names are often symbolic of a person's dual nature. The name Odysseus means ____. a. "red head" and "club foot" b. angry and cursed c. prideful and resilient d. honorable and valiant
29. Who was Cyclops? a. a mythical one-eyed giant son of Posieden. b. an ancestor of Mycenae. c. an Egyptian merchant. d. a priest of Cyclos. e. a Greek sailor and soldier.
30. What important custom does Odysseus remind the Cyclops of when they first meet?
A. Hospitality b. Valor. C. Sin d. Loyalty
31. How do Odysseus and his men escape from the Cyclops' island? a) They hide under the belly of sheep. b) They wait until Polyphêmos is asleep and escape. c) They disguise themselves as sheep and escape. d) They poison Polyphêmos's dinner. e) They wine and dine Polyphêmos until he passes out.
32. The term hubris means ____. a. feast in honor of the gods b. a prideful act that offends the gods c. the scientific name for lotus flowers, which were used to make Odysseus and his men forget their desire to return home d. a mythical monster that Odysseus and his men needed to defeat
33. In the Odyssey, why does Penelope unravel her weaving every night?
a) to keep her suitors at bay b) to mark her loyalty to Telmakhos c) to delay remarriage to Odysseus d)to pass time until she returns to Ithaca
e)to defy the orders of Odysseus
34. In Homer's epic, who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years?
a) Circe b) Penelope c) Helen d)Athena e) Calypso
35. How does Odysseus resist the temptation of the Sirens' song? A. He plugs his ears with beeswax. B. He takes sleeping pills for the duration of the voyage. C. He seeks an alternate sea route. D. He asks to be tied to the mast of the ship. E. d and a
36. In the Odyssey, what does Odysseus return to his home in Ithaca disguised as?
a)a fisherman b) a beggar c) a shepherd d) a cripple e) a peasant
The Greek Gods, pages 76-77
37. The roots of Greek religion extend as far back as Neolithic times, T/F?
38. Heroes in ancient Greece were regarded as superior to gods, as Homer portrayed all the major Greek deities as being fair in form and of superhuman size, T/F?
39. Which of the following is NOT true of Greek deities?
a. They are associated with natural forces. b. They intervene in human affairs.
c. They proclaim guidelines for religious belief. d. They are capricious and quarrelsome.
e. The most powerful deity of the Greek pantheon was Zeus.
40. Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection about ancient Greek religious beliefs? a) The Greeks credited humanity with inventing morality. b) The Greeks blamed humanity for disorder in the universe. c) The Greek god Zeus was subject to the mysterious power of Fate. d) The Greek gods were expressions of the world's uncontrollable forces.
e) The Greeks were polytheistic. f) Greek popular religion produced no sacred scriptures or doctrines.
41. While the most ancient oracular Shrine was at Dodona, the famous oracular shrine of
Apollo was at Delphi, whose oracle was on noxious gases coming through the fault lines when she predicted the future for many Greek city-states, T/F?
From Chapter 1: The Iron Age, page 29
42. The Phoenicians were all but a. the only ancient culture that left no literary texts. b. had consonantal writing that developed or adapted into the Greek alphabet. c. the first culture to mint coins. d. developers of the basic alphabet that eventually morphed into the modern Western languages.
Ancient Europe: First page of Chapter 6, First half of Chapter 11
From Chapter 6: The Roman Rise to Empire: Rome’s Early History, page 129
43. The Etruscans settled the northwest portion of the Italian peninsula. They are intriguing because a. their language has not been deciphered. b. their origins are unclear. c. no culture like theirs has been discovered. d. a and b. e. a, b, and c.
44.
Which of these items, given to the Romans via the Etruscans, was not purely Etruscan in invention? a. the arch. b. bronze and gold crafting. c. chariot racing. d. none of the above.
e. all of the above. toga and urban planning
45. Etruscans favored monumental sarcophagi that contained which of the following?
a. bones of the deceased family. b. bones of the entire family. c. ashes of the deceased.
d. ashes of the deceased and his or her slaves.
from Chapter 11: Patterns of Medieval Life: The Germanic Tribes: Law, Literature, Art pages 68-72
46. The Iron Age tribes that settled the British Isles before the time of Christ were known as the _____ while the Vikings hailed from ____.
a. Angles, Saxony. b. Barbarians, Greece. c. Celts, Scandinavia. d. Vikings, Minnesota. e. Saxons, England.
47. Which of the following does NOT characterize the Germanic tribes?
a. They were nomadic. b. They were racially and culturally distinct.
c. They produced monumental sculpture. d. They did not live in permanent communities.
e. one of their dominant preoccupations was making war.
48. A single, all‑powerful chieftain dictated the decisions of Germanic assemblies,
T/F? 49. The bond of loyalty between chieftain and his warriors is called which of the following?
a. fealty b. feudalism. c. chivalry d. gallantry
50. Germanic law was based on a. a democratic rule. b. a tyrant-based power structure.c. anarchy. d. a collection of oral customs.
51. The art of the Germanic tribes was generally a. easily transported from place to place.
b. to be found on the walls of their cathedrals. c. in the form of life‑size sculptures. d. very realistic, reflecting classical influence.
52. As a recurring theme throughout Beowulf is the inevitability of death and succession, in the warrior culture throughout the epic, the fallen are usually buried at sea or cremated with _________such as that found in a ______ at Sutton Hoo, England. a. the bones of the enemies they had slain/Viking prince. b. Neanderthal/ship burial. c. a city-wide celebration/ Viking ship burial. d. weapons and armor, Anglo Saxon chieftain ship burial.
53. The ornate tracery of lines and bands on the jeweled and enameled Sutton Hoo purse cover is characteristic of the ____ style, while the use of a complex pattern composed of a single line that interweaves and overlaps to completely fill the available space is called ________.
a. animal/interlace. b. two-dimensional/animal. c. plantforms/animal. d. dragon.
e. interlace/animal.
54. Enamelwork produced by pouring molten colored glass between thin gold partitions is called a. cloisonné b. zoomorphoic c. niello d. filigree
55. The Sutton Hoo purse has two groupings of a man standing between two lions. This can be seen in what earlier culture with Gilgamesh as the man?
a. Sumer. b. Babylon. c. Mycenean. d. Dorians. e. Egypt.
56. The first monumental literary composition in a European vernacular language was Beowulf , which was compiled and passed on by a. renowned authors. B. bards and scops. C. knights and warriors. D. university scholars.
57. Grendel has been attacking the Danes for twelve years before Beowulf arrives in Heorot, a
a. sacred battlefield. B. Beowulf’s magical sword. C. the name of Hrothgar’s throne. D. the Danes’ great mead hall.
58. While Beowulf hails from modern-day Sweden, to which group does he belong?
a. the Swedes. b. the Geats. c. The Franks. d. The Frisians. e. the English.
59. With which three creatures does Beowulf battle? a. Grendel, his father, and a dragon.
b. Grendel, his mother, and a dragon. c. Grendel, his brother, and a demon. d. Grendel, the dragon Hygelac, and his mother.
60. From which biblical character does Grendel's line supposedly descend?
a. Adam b. Abel. c. Cain. d. Abraham. e. Judas.
61. How did Grendel meet his demise? A. his limbs are torn off. B. decapitation. C. he falls off a cliff. D. drowning.
62. While Beowulf did not battle Grendel with a sword because Grendel was unarmed, he says he will battle the dragon with one because a. the sword’s effectiveness in the battle, as we see. b. the beast cannot be killed without it. C. sheer cowardice. D. shield doesn’t protect him enough.