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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Way of the Modern World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marathon was the site of ____________________________.
(a) the Athenian victory over Rome
(b) the Athenian victory over Sparta
(c) the Persian victory over Athens
(d) the Athenian victory over the Persians

2. Intellectual discussions took place _________________.
(a) in the forums
(b) in the temples
(c) wherever men met
(d) in the schools

3. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?
(a) good living conditions
(b) the fairness of the ruler
(c) the misery of everyday life
(d) belief in God

4. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.
(a) a diplomat
(b) a Spartan general
(c) an Athenian general
(d) a businessman

5. Until the time of Aeschylus, poetry was concerned with _____________________________.
(a) the reality of life
(b) the beauty of the world
(c) the misery of the world
(d) pain and suffering

Short Answer Questions

1. What terms would not apply to Xenophon?

2. Who was the first writer to condemn slavery?

3. The works of Aristophanes were _______________________.

4. Thucydides feels that the Athenians lost the war because they were ________________.

5. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?

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