WorksheetsGreek Harkness Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to the passage, what did Plutarch claim the ancient Spartans did with newborns who were found to be 'lowborn or deformed'?
Raised them as normal
Left them outside to die
Sent them to another city
Gave them special care
The passage suggests that the story of Spartans abandoning weak babies is likely a myth rather than a historical fact.
True
False
Fill in the blank: The passage mentions that Nazi eugenicists used the story of ancient Greeks abandoning disabled infants to justify _________
killing disabled people
educating disabled people
protecting disabled people
employing disabled people
According to the passage, what evidence is there that babies born visibly different could live to adulthood in ancient Greece?
Skeletal remains of adults with visible differences have been found.
Ancient Greek art depicts only healthy individuals.
There are no records of visibly different individuals in ancient Greece.
Ancient Greek laws prohibited visibly different babies from surviving.
According to the passage, what does archaeological evidence suggest about the care of babies with health problems at birth in ancient societies?
They were abandoned immediately
They were cared for well beyond their first weeks of life
They were always killed at birth
They were sent to other families
Fill in the blank: In 1931, excavators uncovered the remains of more than ____ infants in a well in Athens.
400
40
4,000
40,000
What condition did the 6- to 8-month-old skeleton found in Greece have, and what does this suggest about ancient care for disabled infants?
The skeleton had severe hydrocephaly, suggesting that the infant was cared for to a significant degree until it died.
The skeleton had rickets, suggesting that the infant was abandoned shortly after birth.
The skeleton had signs of malnutrition, suggesting that the infant was neglected by the community.
The skeleton had a healed fracture, suggesting that the infant was left untreated.
What is the significance of the globular ceramic bottles with spouts found in graves of infants and children under age 1, according to Sneed?
They may have been used to feed infants with cleft palate or other disabilities, indicating care for disabled infants.
They were used as ritual offerings to ensure safe passage to the afterlife.
They served as toys to comfort the infants in their graves.
They were symbols of family wealth and status.
What argument does Christian Laes make about the absence of evidence for infanticide in ancient societies?
He argues that absence of evidence does not mean the phenomenon itself was absent, and that babies might have been abandoned or killed if families couldn't afford to raise them.
He claims that the lack of evidence proves infanticide never occurred in ancient societies.
He suggests that infanticide was always publicly recorded and therefore should be easy to find in historical records.
He believes that ancient societies had strict laws preventing any form of child abandonment or infanticide.
According to the passage, why is it important to question our assumptions about the treatment of disabled infants in ancient societies?
Because modern assumptions may not accurately reflect past practices, and there is evidence of care and investment in disabled infants.
Because ancient societies always treated disabled infants harshly, and this needs to be acknowledged.
Because questioning assumptions helps us ignore historical evidence.
Because disabled infants were never cared for in ancient societies.
