Gilgamesh Quiz

Quiz 1

Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh a first in known literary works?
Answer

Selected Answer: It is the first to confront the idea of death
Correct Answer: It is the first to confront the idea of death

Question 2
0 out of 4 points

According to our text, what did the Hebrews believe their status as "chosen people" meant?
Answer

Selected Answer: They were favored by YHWH, the Hebrew god
Correct Answer: They were to set an example of a higher moral standard

Question 3
4 out of 4 points

Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the subjects illustrated on the Royal Standard of Ur?
Answer

Selected Answer: "War" and "Peace"
Correct Answer: "War" and "Peace"

Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Answer

Selected Answer: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian
Correct Answer: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian

Question 5
4 out of 4 points

Which of the following helped pottery flourish in Athens?
Answer

Selected Answer: Athenians developed a new, much faster potter's wheel
Correct Answer: Athenians developed a new, much faster potter's wheel

Question 6
4 out of 4 points

What is often the focus of most Greek tragedies?
Answer

Selected Answer: Conflict between individual and his or her community
Correct Answer: Conflict between individual and his or her community

Question 7
4 out of 4 points

What was the primary duty of women in Athenian society?
Answer

Selected Answer: To produce male offspring for their husbands' households
Correct Answer: To produce male offspring for their husbands' households

Question 8
4 out of 4 points

Why was Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos such a sensation?
Answer

Selected Answer: She may be the first fully nude female in Greek sculpture
Correct Answer: She may be the first fully nude female in Greek sculpture

Question 9
4 out of 4 points

The centerpiece of the Athenian Acropolis was