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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. The literature indicates that life differed in Athens, as compared to Egypt, by which century?
(a) second
(b) fifth
(c) fourth
(d) third

2. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.
(a) simple school of writing
(b) ornate school of writing
(c) aristocratic school of writing
(d) austere school of writing

3. Greek writing can easily ________________________________________.
(a) be interpreted
(b) be accomodated to the English style
(c) have the style and meaning lost in the translation
(d) be translated into English

4. According to Pericles, _________________________.
(a) repetition is good
(b) writing should be ornate
(c) the longer a passage is, the better it is
(d) words are to be used sparingly

5. The distinction between mind and spirit is important in the area of ___________.
(a) government
(b) law
(c) philosophy
(d) art

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the most freedom as an artist?

2. Reality to the ancient Egyptian, was directed toward _____________________.

3. Before the development of Athens, which group handled intellectual activities?

4. Greek art is based on _________________________.

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

(see the answer key)

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