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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. Which Pharaoh opposed the priests?
(a) Cleopatra
(b) Akhenaton
(c) Ra
(d) Julius Caesar

2. What word best describes the ancient Athenians?
(a) contol by priests
(b) superstitious
(c) freedom
(d) fearful

3. Who was charged with leadership in the Greek society of Pindar's time?
(a) royalty
(b) noone in particular
(c) the aristocracy
(d) the elected leaders

4. The Greeks _________________________.
(a) limited thought to certain fields
(b) limited intellectual thought to priests
(c) practiced mind control
(d) applied no limits to thoughts

5. What was important to Greek poets?
(a) imagery
(b) symbolism
(c) ornateness
(d) meter

Short Answer Questions

1. The first games, contests and competitions were held in _____________.

2. Poetic license ________________________________________.

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

4. Which city did Pindar live in?

5. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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