Question 1

According to Fairs, which of the following is true?

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A)   naturalistic ideology believed that man should have a balanced educational program that would utilize physical education and intellectual education.
B)   anti-naturalist ideology believed in a viewpoint that rejected the material/physical world, along with the body, and instead favored a world of pure thought that originated exclusively from the mind.
C)   the naturalistic view believed in the necessity that men seek a harmonious balance between the spiritual, intellectual, and physical.
D)   All of the above.
E)   A and C only.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Victorious athletes at Olympia were crowned with a wreath of wild celery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Phoenicians, according to Labib Boutros

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A)   established trading ties with the Gauls
B)   Did not enjoy sports and physical activity as did the Greeks.
C)   may have influenced some of the rituals, sports, and physical activities that were adopted by the Greeks.
D)   All of the above.
E)   None of the above.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 4

According to Homer's Illiad, which of the following is true?

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A)   this poem tells the story of the kidnapping of Helen of Sparta by the Trojan Prince, Paris.
B)   the Trojan war lasted for 10 years and was waged over the return of one woman, who historyNamed "Helen of Troy".
C)   the funeral games for Patrocolus is frequently quoted as an original source for our understanding of ancient Greek athletic competitions.
D)   the Greeks left behind a great wooden horse that was filled with warriors who opened the gates of Troy after the celebrating Trojans had passed out from celebrating too much. The Greeks slaughtered the Trojans and took Helen back to Greece.
E)   All of the above.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Spartan women were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games as wrestlers after 146 B. C. primarily because the Romans who conquered Greece relished the thought of Spartan women competing in wrestling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The winning athletes at Nemea received a crown of olives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Charles H. McCloy believed in "education through the physical".

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Eventually, the Olympic Games

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A)   utilized a stadium that sat about 40,000 spectators.
B)   built a gymnasium, palaestra, hippodrome, temple dedicated to Zeus, a treasury building, and held animal sacrifices.
C)   built a hotel - the Leonidaion, that could accommodate up to 50 wealthy VIPs.
D)   All of the above.
E)   A and B only.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

The athletic competitions at Olympia and Nemea were dedicated to Zeus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Spartan women

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A)   participated in gymnastics and were conditioned to give birth to strong, healthy children.
B)   worked out right along side of the men, in the nude.
C)   received instruction in dance, wrestling, swimming, and horseback riding.
D)   All of the above.
E)   A and C only.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In Sparta

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A)   women had more rights and freedom then Athenian women did
B)   women were ordered to develop athletic ability and engaged in footraces, wrestling, and discus throwing.
C)   would train right alongside with the men
D)   engaged in athletic competition
E)   All of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The famous Greek poet Pindar (518-446 B. C.)

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A)   attended the Olympic Games
B)   was a superb athlete and won five times at Olympia.
C)   if paid enough money, wrote lyric poems known as "odes" to honor athletes.
D)   All of the above
E)   A and C only.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

The Heraean Games involved which of the following?

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A)   were exclusively for females
B)   were held at the Olympic Stadium
C)   were administered by 16 women. The male Hellanodikai served as judges during the competition
D)   consisted of three events, all of the events were Footraces
E)   All of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Which of the following are false?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alexander the Great (356-323B
C)   stopped at Troy to honor the hero's of Troy by running around the walls of the city naked and caring the shield that was said to have belonged to Achilles, one of the hero's of the Trojan War.
B)   Helen of Athens was married to Menelaus, King of Athens when the Trojan Prince, Hector, abducted her from Athens and fled to Troy.
C)   Heinrich Schliemann was multilingual and spent several years studying classics and archeology at the Sorbonne but never earned the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
D)   Schliemann married a Greek woman, Sophie and claimed to have discovered Priam's gold stash and photographed his wife wearing a golden necklace he claimed was worn by Helen of Troy.
E)   None of the above are false.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Spartan women dominated the competition held at Olympia to honor Hera, wife of Zeus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Spartan king Lykourgos mandated that Spartan women must undergo serious physical training and to compete in athletic competitions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Professional athletes were a fact of life in ancient Greece.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

At the Isthmian games, athletes were awarded a crown of laurel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Phillip of Macedon and his son, Alexander the great, erected the Phillipion at Olympia to commemorate their military victory over the Greeks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The sweat of Olympians was a coveted product and was bottled and sold to fans and others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Greece

Which of the following are false?

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Spartan women dominated the competition held at Olympia to honor Hera, wife of Zeus.

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The sweat of Olympians was a coveted product and was bottled and sold to fans and others.

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The Spartan king Lykourgos mandated that Spartan women must undergo serious physical training and to compete in athletic competitions.

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Eventually, the Olympic Games

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The athletic competitions at Olympia and Nemea were dedicated to Zeus.

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The Phoenicians, according to Labib Boutros

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In Sparta

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Professional athletes were a fact of life in ancient Greece.

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Spartan women

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According to Fairs, which of the following is true?

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According to Homer's Illiad, which of the following is true?

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The Heraean Games involved which of the following?

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At the Isthmian games, athletes were awarded a crown of laurel.

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Spartan women were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games as wrestlers after 146 B. C. primarily because the Romans who conquered Greece relished the thought of Spartan women competing in wrestling.

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Phillip of Macedon and his son, Alexander the great, erected the Phillipion at Olympia to commemorate their military victory over the Greeks.

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The famous Greek poet Pindar (518-446 B. C.)

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Charles H. McCloy believed in "education through the physical".

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The winning athletes at Nemea received a crown of olives.

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Victorious athletes at Olympia were crowned with a wreath of wild celery.

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