World History

    

Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided. (Total 30 pts, 2 pts each)

1) _______Which of the following are accomplishments of Alexander the Great? 

A) untied the Gordion Knot B) became a God C) conquered the Persians  D) all of the above

2) _______King Midas ruled which empire? 

A) Persian B) Egyptian C) Athenian D) Phrygian

3) _______ Which of the following was a battle that took place during the Alexander’s 

campaign?

A) Marathon B) Kedesh C) Salamis D) Issus

4) _______Which work did Xenophon write? 

A) the Anabasis  B) Pax Mongolica C) 95 Theses D) The Return of Martin Guere

5) _______What was the Peloponnesian War? 

A) a war between Athens and Sparta B) a war between Greece and Troy C) a war between Persia and Greece D) none of the above 

6) _______ Which of the following can be attributed to Julius Caesar:

A) Came from a poor family B) Nearly killed by Sulla 

C) Defeated the Parthians D) Both A and B

7) _______Philip of Macedon was: 

A) a medieval leader  B) a famed Roman emperor  C) King of Macedonia  D) None of the above

8) _______ Who was Hamilcar Barca?

A) Famed Carthaginian general B) Father of Hannibal 

C) A Roman historian D) Both A and B

9) _______The Hellenistic period saw which of the following?

A) continuous fighting B) the fall of Rome C) Increased literacy  D) Intellectual criticism of the Church

10) _______Who was Pompey the Great? 

A) a Spartan naval commander B) a Byzantine emperor C) a Roman general  D) none of the above 

11)  _______ At which battle did Hannibal suffer his first and only loss to the Romans during 

the Punic Wars?

A) Ecnomus B) Zama C) Lake Trasimene D) Apamea

12) _______What was the corvus? 

A) Spartan sword B) Early Christian document C) Roman naval innovation 

D) None of the above

13) _______ Who was Marcus Atilius Regulus

A) Defeated Hamilcar B) Defeated by Spartacus

C) Returned to Carthage for execution D) Both A and C

14) _______ What was Sulla’s ultimate goal after being named dictator?

A) Dictator for life B) Return power to the Senate 

C) Be the pontifex maximus D) Become an orator

15) _______ Which of the following are not attributable to Caligula?

A) Son of Germanicus B) Honored Tiberius’ will 

C) Ordered legions to collect sea shells D) Matricide