Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Living in the Past: Farming in the Hellenistic World

Question

1. To which of these groups did the majority of the population during the Hellenistic period belong?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct. The answer is a. Most people worked on small family farms or on larger farms owned by wealthy absentee landlords.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Most people worked on small family farms or on larger farms owned by wealthy absentee landlords.

Question

2. To which of these did farmers devote the largest portion of each harvest?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Correct. The answer is a. Most of the produce farmers harvested went to feed themselves and their families.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Most of the produce farmers harvested went to feed themselves and their families.

Question

3. Which of these did Hellenistic farmers generally consider to be “man’s work”?

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B.
C.
D.
Correct. The answer is b. Men tended to be responsible for the physically demanding task of plowing.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Men tended to be responsible for the physically demanding task of plowing.