Author Question: For the Greeks, the term arete described the A) moral failure of cowards. B) striving for ... (Read 59 times)

Tazate · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Cleisthenes' reforms established the Athenian government as

A) an oligarchy.
B) a tyranny.
C) a dictatorship.
D) a democracy.
E) a kleptocracy.

Question 2

The lyceum movement

A) encouraged the education of slaves.
B) promoted education through public lectures and debates.
C) reached out specifically to the working class.
D) promoted education but only in the university setting.
E) provided a source of enrichment but was not thought of as a means to reform society.

Question 3

Which of the following descriptions of Athenian leaders is incorrect?

A) Solon-sole archon and political reformer
B) Cleon-leader of the war party in the Peloponnesian War
C) Cleisthenes-created the ten tribes and Council of 500
D) Pisistratus-remodeled the entire Athenian constitution while utterly neglecting his merchant supporters
E) Themistocles-developed a navy

Question 4

Transcendentalism

A) was a movement founded in the south.
B) was based on the suppression of romanticism.
C) argued that human reason was the best tool for understanding.
D) argued that humans should seek to transcend their senses and come to understand truth.
E) was a term coined by Henry David Thoreau.

Question 5

For the Greeks, the term arete described the

A) moral failure of cowards.
B) striving for excellence.
C) avoidance of destructive competition.
D) duties of a citizen.
E) essential virtues of ordinary women.