CLEP WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ All of the following are true of the Minoans EXCEPT
(A)They dominated trade in the eastern Mediterreanean.
(B)Their settlement on the Aegean islands of Thera was destroyed by a
volcanic eruption.
(C)They built magnificent palaces adorned with frescoes that depicted
women leading ritual events and athletes jumping over bulls.
(D)They invented the first alphabet.
(E)Their civilization on the isle of Crete was eventually invaded by the
Mycenaeans. Answer: D
◉ The pyramids in Egypt provide evidence of all of the following
EXCEPT.
(A) ancient techniques of harnessing the flooding of the Nile for
agriculture.
(B) belief in an afterlife among the ancient Egyptians.
(C) the sophistication of ancient Egyptian engineering.
(D) the great power of Egyptian kings to mobilize laborers in the service
of the royal family.
, (E) the exceptional size and splendor of the buildiing projects organized
by the Fourth Dynasty. Answer: A
◉ The Iliad of Homer is an epic poem based on
(A) the Dorian invasion of Greece.
(B) a tragic play by Aeschylus.
(C) the war against Troy waged by the Mycenaeans.
(D) the wars between Athens and Sparta.
(E) the wars between Greece and Persia. Answer: C
◉ The Greek polis, or city-state, was all of the following EXCEPT.
(A) the basic unit of social, economic, and political organization in
ancient Greece.
(B) a force for unity on the local level.
(C) a cause of endemic warfare among the Greeks.
(D) a source of inspiration for the establishment of a classless society.
(E) an institution that prevented unity among the Greeks as a whole.
Answer: D
◉ (See page 173) The building shown above is the
(A) Parthenon in Athens.
(B) Pantheon in Rome.
(C) theater of Epidauros.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ All of the following are true of the Minoans EXCEPT
(A)They dominated trade in the eastern Mediterreanean.
(B)Their settlement on the Aegean islands of Thera was destroyed by a
volcanic eruption.
(C)They built magnificent palaces adorned with frescoes that depicted
women leading ritual events and athletes jumping over bulls.
(D)They invented the first alphabet.
(E)Their civilization on the isle of Crete was eventually invaded by the
Mycenaeans. Answer: D
◉ The pyramids in Egypt provide evidence of all of the following
EXCEPT.
(A) ancient techniques of harnessing the flooding of the Nile for
agriculture.
(B) belief in an afterlife among the ancient Egyptians.
(C) the sophistication of ancient Egyptian engineering.
(D) the great power of Egyptian kings to mobilize laborers in the service
of the royal family.
, (E) the exceptional size and splendor of the buildiing projects organized
by the Fourth Dynasty. Answer: A
◉ The Iliad of Homer is an epic poem based on
(A) the Dorian invasion of Greece.
(B) a tragic play by Aeschylus.
(C) the war against Troy waged by the Mycenaeans.
(D) the wars between Athens and Sparta.
(E) the wars between Greece and Persia. Answer: C
◉ The Greek polis, or city-state, was all of the following EXCEPT.
(A) the basic unit of social, economic, and political organization in
ancient Greece.
(B) a force for unity on the local level.
(C) a cause of endemic warfare among the Greeks.
(D) a source of inspiration for the establishment of a classless society.
(E) an institution that prevented unity among the Greeks as a whole.
Answer: D
◉ (See page 173) The building shown above is the
(A) Parthenon in Athens.
(B) Pantheon in Rome.
(C) theater of Epidauros.
