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Quiz for Sources of The Making of the West, Chapter 4

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Quiz for Chapter 4: From the Classical to the Hellenistic World 400–30 B.C.E.

Document Links:

Document 4-1: Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander the Great

Document 4-2: Zeno, Egyptian Official, Records

Document 4-3: Funerary Inscriptions and Epitaphs

Document 4-4: Epicurus, Letter to a Friend

Document 4-5: Archimedes, Letter to Eratosthenes/Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Archimedes’ “Eureka!” Moment

Question 4.1

1. As described by Alexander the Great in his speech (Document 4-1), which of his and his father’s many accomplishments marked the kingdom of Macedonia’s super power status?

Expansion of Macedonian rule into Greece

Civilization of Macedonian people

Enrichment of the army

Conquest of Persian territory

Question 4.2

2. Based on Zeno’s records (Document 4-2), how did the Hellenistic kings expect their provincial officials to act?

As servants of the local population

As agents of royal interests

As independent rulers in their own right

With disdain and superiority

Question 4.3

3. What female quality appears the most frequently as an object of admiration in the Hellenistic inscriptions and epitaphs (Document 4-3)?

Familial devotion

Good sense

Advanced learning

Great beauty

Question 4.4

4. In his Letter to a Friend (Document 4-4), the Hellenistic philosopher Epicurus wrote that true pleasure stems from

the gods’ generosity.

the vagaries of chance.

a certain mind-set and way of life.

a life of luxury.

Question 4.5

5. What was a defining quality of Archimedes’ scientific method that helped shape innovations in Hellenistic science (Document 4-5)?

Reliance on mathematical theorems

Use of experimentation and measurement

Committing ideas to writing

Curiosity about the natural world