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

2. Which of the following terms does not describe Greek writing?
(a) exaggeration
(b) fact
(c) reality
(d) simpleness

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

4. Which of the following does not describe Pindar's writing?
(a) exaggeration
(b) honesty
(c) praise
(d) fact

5. The first games, contests and competitions were held in _____________.
(a) Constantinople
(b) Rome
(c) Egypt
(d) Greece

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the most freedom as an artist?

2. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.

3. The artist conceptualizes reality in the form of _______________________.

4. To Pindar, the Greek aristocracy represented ___________________________.

5. Who was charged with leadership in the Greek society of Pindar's time?

(see the answer key)

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