Classical mythology exam 1 with verified test.

Classical mythology exam 1 with verified test. Around what geographical area or feature did Greek and Roman civilizations, and, by extension, classical cultures, congregate? a. the Middle East b. northern Europe c. the Black Sea d. the Mediterranean sea - correct Mediterranean sea Which of the following areas were the main areas of early Greek habitation during the classical period? Select all correct answers! a. the Greek mainland b. Spain c. western Asia Minor (modern Turkey) d. the south coast of Italy and Sicily - correct Greek mainland western Asia Minor (modern Turkey) the south coast of Italy and Sicily Which civilization flourished first: Greek or Roman? a. Roman b. Greek - correct answers.Greek True or false: the Greek world was eventually absorbed into the Roman Empire. a. True b. False - correct answers.True Which of the following literary figures is associated with the beginning of the classical period? Select all correct answers! a. Hesiod b. Ovid c. Homer d. Augustus e. Augustine - correct answers.Hesiod Homer What events or processes are frequently associated with the emergence of classical civilization in the Greco-Roman world? Select all correct answers! a. the sack of Rome b. the beginnings of literacy and the invention of the Greek alphabet c. the reign of Augustus d. the first Olympiad and the emergence of a panhellenic or "all-Greek" identity e. the emergence of the polis or "city-state" - correct beginnings of literacy and the invention of the Greek alphabet the first Olympiad and the emergence of a panhellenic or "all-Greek" identity the emergence of the polis or "city-state" In addition to being a major thinker in the early Christian tradition, why is Augustine of Hippo sometimes associated with the end of classical antiquity? a. he was a leader of invaders who successfully attacked the Roman Empire b. he was alive during the Sack of Rome in 410 CE c. he was the last emperor of Rome d. he was also the first Roman Christian - correct was alive during the Sack of Rome in 410 CE Under what form of political governance did Rome initially expand as an empire? a. democracy b. a Republican system of elected magistrates c. the Principate, the constitutional form instituted by the emperor Augustus d. a monarchy, led by kings - correct answers.a Republican system of elected magistrates True or false: Rome's success as an empire also brought entrenched political difficulties that ultimately led to disorder and violence. a. True b. False - correct answers.True Who was Augustus' adoptive father? a. Lepidus b. Mark Antony c. Pompey the Great d. Julius Caesar - correct answers.Julius Caesar Who did Augustus defeat to become the supreme ruler of the Roman world? a. Pompey the Great b. Julius Caesar c. Mark Antony & Cleopatra - correct answers.Mark Antony & Cleopatra Which of the following were aspects of Augustus' political program? Select all correct! a. public works and city beautification b. religious and moral reform c. an invasion of Britain d. cultural and artistic patronage e. a program to end taxation f. the banning of "pagan" religions - correct c works and city beautification religious and moral reform cultural and artistic patronage True or false: all Romans were satisfied with Augustus' settlement of the Roman world. a. True b. False - correct answers.False What was the subject of much of Ovid's early poetry? a. rural life b. the deeds of gods and heroes c. history d. love and sex - correct and sex Ovid claimed that he was banished from Rome for a "song and a mistake". What was the song? a. the Art of Love b. the Fasti c. the Metamorphoses d. the Amores e. the Tristia - correct Art of Love What was the mistake? a. Ovid had been concealing his true wealth for years to avoid paying taxes. b. Ovid was trading arms illegally with enemies of Rome. c. We don't really know. d. Ovid was involved in a plot to overthrow Augustus. - correct answers.We don't really know. Which of the following best summarizes what Ovid takes to be the central theme of the Metamorphoses? a. changes b. the gods c. Augustus d. the glory of Rome - correct es Who does Ovid ask to inspire his poetic undertaking? a. Augustus b. his lover c. the gods d. all men who have ever had love affairs - correct gods How does Ovid characterize the cosmos in the beginning? a. he says there was nothing, only void