THE
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
DEPARTMENT
OF CLASSICAL STUDIES
|
Time: 50 Minutes |
Classical Studies 2700A Class Test 22nd October 2009 |
C.L. Murison |
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General
Instructions:
1. Please
answer questions 1 and 2 on the examination paper and questions 3 and 4 in the
examination booklet.
2. Print your name at the top of
the examination paper and on the booklet(s).
3. Be sure to hand in both the examination paper and the
booklet(s) before you leave.
4. Use
drawings and diagrams as much as you like.
Question 1
(8 marks)
Circle the appropriate letter, True (T) or False (F),
for the following statements:
T F 1. Names in Spain
such as Merida, León and Zaragoza indicate Roman colonies of retired soldiers.
T F 2. Human
deliberate use of fire began in the Middle Paleolithic Age.
T F 3. A Roman
‘launder’ has nothing to do with washing clothes.
T F 4. Hero of
Alexandria invented several ‘magical effects’ machines for Roman theatres.
T F 5. The only
practical use of ‘wind power’ in the ancient world was ships.
T F 6. In the time of
Augustus, a settler in a Roman colony received one-third of a centuria of land.
T F 7. The Romans
used the “post-and-lintel” method of construction in most of their buildings.
T F 8. Jane E.
Harrison first suggested Radio-carbon Dating (1948).
Question 2
(12 marks)
Circle the initial letter of the best response to each
of the following:
1. Pressure flaking:
a)
resulted in flake tools such as perforators, points and
scrapers.
b)
was used by Homo Erectus.
c)
evolved during the Upper Paleolithic.
d) had the efficiency to produce 5-20 cm of cutting edge per
pound of flint.
2. Augury was:
a) a Roman method for determining where East was.
b) an originally Etruscan technique for determining favourable/unfavourable omens.
c) a method of drilling holes in the ground with augers to find
water.
d) none of the above.
3. Various early numbers systems worked
in:
a) twelves.
b) twenties (fingers
and toes!).
c) sixties.
d) none of the above.
4. In our
text-book, one ‘man-power’ is defined as:
a) 0.1 horse power.
b) 0.25 h.p.
c) 0.4 h.p.
d) 0.75 h.p.
5. Roads
were originally built:
a) to enhance trade.
b) to make for
efficient movement of bulk goods.
c) to enable
information and, later, armies to be moved quickly.
d) all of the above.
6. In Greek construction using the Doric order, the module was:
a) the space between the tops of columns.
b) the vertical height of a column drum.
c) the width of a triglyph.
d)
the width of a metope.
7. At Stonehenge, the most prominent
surviving items are:
a)
the embankment.
b)
the heel stone.
c)
the bluestones.
d)
the trilithon arrangements.
8. The development of Roman
roads was influenced mainly by the:
a) Persians.
b) Minoans.
c) Etruscans.
d) Greeks.
9. In the Roman aqueduct of Nemausus (Nîmes):
a) the total length
of the system is 20 km.
b) the Pont du Gard has cement-joined blocks of stone.
c) the Pont has four
levels of arches.
d) the average grade
over the entire length of the system is 0.34 m. per km.
10. The
Pantheon in Rome:
a) was originally built by Julius Caesar.
b)
has a dome made of brick and wood.
c)
was rebuilt c. A.D. 100 by
the Emperor Trajan.
d)
was rebuilt using pozzolana-enhanced concrete.
11. Mohenjo-Daro:
a) is situated in the
valley of the R. Indus.
b) is famous for its
fine stone-built dwellings.
c) flourished about
3000 B.C.
d) like Çatal Hüyük, has no actual
streets.
12. Whose
works are not a major source of
information about ancient technology:
a) Hero of
b) Frontinus.
c) Vitruvius.
d) Apollonius of
Question 3 (15 marks)
Define/describe/identify and, where appropriate, state
the significance of five of the
following (in note form):
Eratosthenes of
Dendrochronology Neanderthalers
The Lewis bolt The term “culture”
Aqueduct of Pergamon Archimedes’ screw pump (cochlea)
Question 4 (15 marks)
Write a short essay on one of the following:
a)
Describe in detail the force-pump as it was used in antiquity.
What sorts of applications did it have?
b)
Describe the development
of town planning, using as significant examples three ancient towns discussed
in class.
c)
Describe the early history
of pottery/ceramics. Discuss the ways in which objects were produced and
comment on the usefulness of the resulting products.
N.B. Please indicate on the top right-hand corner of your answer
booklet which part of Question 4 you have answered (e.g., 4a).