CLEP Western Civilization I Practice Test 1
Question 1.
Sargon of Akkad (c. 2371-2316 B.C.E) is best known for:
ANSWER
(C) unifying Mesopotamia by conquering the Sumerian city-states and creating a vast empire.
Question 2.
All of the following are true of the Minoans EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(D) They invented the first alphabet.
Question 3.
The pyramids in Egypt provide evidence of all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(A) ancient techniques of harnessing the flooding of the Nile for agriculture.
Question 4.
The Iliad of Homer is an epic poem based on:
ANSWER
(C) the war against Troy waged by the Mycenaeans.
Question 5.
The Greek polis, or city-state, was all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(D) a source of inspiration for the establishment of a classless society.
Question 6.
The building shown is the:
ANSWER
(A) Parthenon in Athens
Question 7.
"Unhappiness is not caused by external events in themselves, but rather by our opinions about external events. It is within our power
to change our thoughts about an event, and we can free ourselves from unhappiness by freeing ourselves from desire. Thus, if we no
longer desire events to turn out one way or another, we will never be disappointed by them, and we can live a tranquil life, free from
worry and unhappiness." The outlook on life describes above represents the teaching of which Greek school of philosophy?
ANSWER
(E) Stoicism
, Question 8.
During the Middle Ages, Constantinople was attacked by all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(B) Mongols.
Question 9.
Medieval Europeans were indebted to the Muslims for all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(E) the moldboard plow.
Question 10.
The Frankish barbarians converted to Catholic Christianity during the reign of the Merovingian king named:
ANSWER
(B) Clovis.
Question 11.
Which of the following did Pope Gregory I (590-604) NOT do?
ANSWER
(A) Acknowledge the spiritual primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.
Question 12.
Philip IV (the Fair) of France did all of the following to increase his revenue EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(D) summon the Estates -General.
Question 13.
An artist of the northern Renaissance whose paintings show a preoccupation with grotesque and fantastic subjects in nightmarish
scenes of great complexity was:
ANSWER
(C) Hieronymus Bosch.
Question 14.
All of the following were features of the Counter Re-formation EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(E) the weakening of the pope's spiritual authority within the Roman Catholic Church.
Question 15.
The first international peace treaty that brought stability to the ancient Near East was negotiated between the Hittites and the:
ANSWER
(E) Egyptians.
, Question 16.
The ziggurat was:
ANSWER
(B) a kind of Mesopotamian temple.
Question 17.
The table below shows the number of households that were taxed in a district of France in a given year (at ten-year intervals). Look in
book for table. The table supports the thesis that:
ANSWER
(D)European population declined or was stagnating before the Black Death struck.
Question 18.
During the period of the late Merovingians, the most powerful office in the Frankish realm was that of the:
ANSWER
(C) mayor of the palace.
Question 19.
The cause of ecclesiastical reform in western Europe before the twelfth century was led by the:
ANSWER
(A) Cluniacs.
Question 20.
Which of the following was NOT one of the achievements of Charlemagne?
ANSWER
(C) He crowned himself emperor.
Question 21.
"At first an unremarkable pastoral society, the people of this city-state expelled their kings early in their history and established a form
of government consisting of elected public offices. Its domination by a few wealthy families led to tumultuous periods of class
struggle. The society's favorable geographical position, in combination with the development of an innovative form of military
organization and a toughminded refusal to be discouraged by setbacks, enabled it to take a dominant role in international politics."
The society described above was that of the:
ANSWER
(D) Romans.
Question 22.
Which is true of Richard I the Lion-Hearted (1189-1199) during the Third Crusade?
ANSWER
(A) He captured the coastal city of Acre and executed Muslim prisoners of war.
Question 1.
Sargon of Akkad (c. 2371-2316 B.C.E) is best known for:
ANSWER
(C) unifying Mesopotamia by conquering the Sumerian city-states and creating a vast empire.
Question 2.
All of the following are true of the Minoans EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(D) They invented the first alphabet.
Question 3.
The pyramids in Egypt provide evidence of all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(A) ancient techniques of harnessing the flooding of the Nile for agriculture.
Question 4.
The Iliad of Homer is an epic poem based on:
ANSWER
(C) the war against Troy waged by the Mycenaeans.
Question 5.
The Greek polis, or city-state, was all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(D) a source of inspiration for the establishment of a classless society.
Question 6.
The building shown is the:
ANSWER
(A) Parthenon in Athens
Question 7.
"Unhappiness is not caused by external events in themselves, but rather by our opinions about external events. It is within our power
to change our thoughts about an event, and we can free ourselves from unhappiness by freeing ourselves from desire. Thus, if we no
longer desire events to turn out one way or another, we will never be disappointed by them, and we can live a tranquil life, free from
worry and unhappiness." The outlook on life describes above represents the teaching of which Greek school of philosophy?
ANSWER
(E) Stoicism
, Question 8.
During the Middle Ages, Constantinople was attacked by all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(B) Mongols.
Question 9.
Medieval Europeans were indebted to the Muslims for all of the following EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(E) the moldboard plow.
Question 10.
The Frankish barbarians converted to Catholic Christianity during the reign of the Merovingian king named:
ANSWER
(B) Clovis.
Question 11.
Which of the following did Pope Gregory I (590-604) NOT do?
ANSWER
(A) Acknowledge the spiritual primacy of the patriarch of Constantinople.
Question 12.
Philip IV (the Fair) of France did all of the following to increase his revenue EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(D) summon the Estates -General.
Question 13.
An artist of the northern Renaissance whose paintings show a preoccupation with grotesque and fantastic subjects in nightmarish
scenes of great complexity was:
ANSWER
(C) Hieronymus Bosch.
Question 14.
All of the following were features of the Counter Re-formation EXCEPT:
ANSWER
(E) the weakening of the pope's spiritual authority within the Roman Catholic Church.
Question 15.
The first international peace treaty that brought stability to the ancient Near East was negotiated between the Hittites and the:
ANSWER
(E) Egyptians.
, Question 16.
The ziggurat was:
ANSWER
(B) a kind of Mesopotamian temple.
Question 17.
The table below shows the number of households that were taxed in a district of France in a given year (at ten-year intervals). Look in
book for table. The table supports the thesis that:
ANSWER
(D)European population declined or was stagnating before the Black Death struck.
Question 18.
During the period of the late Merovingians, the most powerful office in the Frankish realm was that of the:
ANSWER
(C) mayor of the palace.
Question 19.
The cause of ecclesiastical reform in western Europe before the twelfth century was led by the:
ANSWER
(A) Cluniacs.
Question 20.
Which of the following was NOT one of the achievements of Charlemagne?
ANSWER
(C) He crowned himself emperor.
Question 21.
"At first an unremarkable pastoral society, the people of this city-state expelled their kings early in their history and established a form
of government consisting of elected public offices. Its domination by a few wealthy families led to tumultuous periods of class
struggle. The society's favorable geographical position, in combination with the development of an innovative form of military
organization and a toughminded refusal to be discouraged by setbacks, enabled it to take a dominant role in international politics."
The society described above was that of the:
ANSWER
(D) Romans.
Question 22.
Which is true of Richard I the Lion-Hearted (1189-1199) during the Third Crusade?
ANSWER
(A) He captured the coastal city of Acre and executed Muslim prisoners of war.
