Chapter 15 Lesson 4 Quiz

Question 1

Seek

Answer 1

To search for

Question 2

The philosophy of Epicurus, stating the purpose of life is to look for happiness in peace

Answer 2

Epicureanism

Question 3

Stoicism

Answer 3

The philosophy of the stoics, who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

A group of various kind of people living in a particular area or a common location

Question 5

A branch of mathematics about measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles surfaces, and solids in three dimensional space

Answer 5

Solid geometry

Question 6

Circumference

Answer 6

The outer border of a circle; the measurement of that border

Question 7

A procedure or process; a way of doing something

Answer 7

Method

Question 8

Free from error; in agreement with truth

Answer 8

Accurate

Question 9

A branch of mathematics centered around measurements and relationships of points, lines, angles and surfaces of figures on a plane

Answer 9

Plain geometry

Question 10

Who was the important writer of Greek new comedy?

Answer 10

Menander

Question 11

Argonautica is often called what in today’s world?

Answer 11

Jason and the Argonauts

Question 12

Who figured out the value of pi?

Answer 12

Archimedes

Question 13

Who established the science of physics and explained the lever and compound pulley

Answer 13

Archimedes

Question 14

Which group eventually gained control of mainland, Greece ending the Hellenistic era

Answer 14

Rome

Question 15

Roughly, how many scrolls did the library at Alexandria have at this time?

Answer 15

500,000

Question 16

Menanders work was adopted by which group of people

Answer 16

Romans

Question 17

Who established the sun was the center of the universe and that the Earth revolves around the sun

Answer 17

Aristarchus

Question 18

Where was Euclid from

Answer 18

Alexandria

Question 19

The two most important Hellenistic philosophers were

Answer 19

Epicurus and Zeno

Question 20

Where was Zeno from?

Answer 20

Phoenicia

Question 21

On what body of water was/is Alexandria located?

Answer 21

Mediterranean sea

Question 22

What was the name of Euclid’s book that talked about plain geometry?

Answer 22

Elements

Question 23

Who created a system to explain how planets and stars moved?

Answer 23

Hipparchus

Question 24

Who wrote a book that organized information about geometry?

Answer 24

Euclid

Question 25

Who wrote an epic poem called Argonautica?

Answer 25

Apollonius of Rhodes

Question 26

Who expanded knowledge of mathematics in astronomy and Alexandria. She believed in the use of reason over superstition

Answer 26

Hypatia

Question 27

These three things describe whom: chief librarian at the library at Alexandria. Concluded that earth was round. Used his knowledge to measure earth circumference.

Answer 27

Eratosthenes

Question 28

What Egyptian city were many Greeks attracted to because of its famous library

Answer 28

Alexandria