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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Pindar: The Last Greek Aristocrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Poetic license ________________________________________.
(a) requires briefness
(b) requires facts
(c) allows the poet to write in whatever way he wants
(d) calls for simple statements

2. Before the development of Athens, which group handled intellectual activities?
(a) royalty
(b) the common man
(c) the priests
(d) anyone who wanted to

3. The spiritual side of the ancient Greeks is _______________________________.
(a) nonexistant
(b) montheistic
(c) not important in the life of the ancient Greeks
(d) represented by the gods and goddesses they believed in

4. Those who are primarily concerned with the spiritual become ___________.
(a) physicians
(b) archaeologtists
(c) artists
(d) scientists

5. Who was the only Athenian to suffer death for his opinions?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Aristophanes
(c) Plato
(d) Socrates

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following terms does not describe Greek writing?

2. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?

3. The primary interest of the ancient Egyptians was a preoccupation with _______________.

4. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.

5. What had the most freedom as an artist?

(see the answer key)

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