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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. Before the development of Athens, which group handled intellectual activities?
(a) royalty
(b) the priests
(c) anyone who wanted to
(d) the common man

2. Compared to Greek writing, English poetry is ____________________.
(a) easier to interpret
(b) much simpler
(c) very ornate
(d) about the same

3. What had the most freedom as an artist?
(a) the Egyptian
(b) the Greek
(c) the Buddhist
(d) the Hindu

4. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.
(a) simple school of writing
(b) austere school of writing
(c) aristocratic school of writing
(d) ornate school of writing

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which city did Pindar live in?

3. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.

4. The Greek artist was __________________________.

5. What was the crime that Socrates committed that resulted in his execution?

(see the answer key)

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