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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Religion of the Greeks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Shakespeare's tragedies comes closest to the tragedies of Aeschylus?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) Hamlet
(d) King Lear

2. The Greek artist was __________________________.
(a) limited by his mind and what he saw
(b) dictated to by the priests
(c) unlimited
(d) not creative

3. The Buddhist artist ________________________.
(a) creates what he is told to create
(b) creates from within
(c) copies, doesn't create
(d) the Buddhists have no interest in art

4. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.
(a) average
(b) most difficult to read and translate
(c) easiest to read but hardest to translate
(d) easiest to read and translate

5. The Athenian audience of Aristophanes ___________________________.
(a) didn't understand his humor
(b) was accepting of the subject matter
(c) was judgmental
(d) walked out

Short Answer Questions

1. Poetic license ________________________________________.

2. According to Hamilton, Greek religion developed from _____________________________.

3. After traveling, Xenophon went to live in _____________.

4. In Greece, the role of the priests _____________________________.

5. Xenophon because wealthy by __________________________.

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