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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. Greek art is based on _________________________.
(a) the reality of what the artist sees
(b) the orders of the priests
(c) symboliswm
(d) abstractions of reality

2. What does Hamilton consider to be the greatest of all Greek poetry?
(a) history
(b) the poetry in Greek tragedy
(c) the poetry in Greek comedy
(d) odes

3. Greek writing is based on __________________.
(a) imagery
(b) symbolism
(c) simile
(d) reality

4. Which city did Pindar live in?
(a) Athens
(b) Sparta
(c) Crete
(d) Thebes

5. To Pindar, the Greek aristocracy represented ___________________________.
(a) physical slovenliness
(b) physical and spiritual perfection
(c) a lack of the spiritual
(d) moral corruption

Short Answer Questions

1. The Buddhist artist ________________________.

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

3. Pindar believed that the wealthy and powerful would _____________________________.

4. The Ancient Greeks of the time exhibited a ________________________.

5. The games and competitions were considered so important by the Greeks that __________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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