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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. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.
(a) about the same
(b) longer
(c) no comparison
(d) shorter

2. Reality to the ancient Egyptian, was directed toward _____________________.
(a) on art and culture
(b) on life and death
(c) on life itself
(d) where he would go after life

3. A Greek writer was concerned with ______________________.
(a) symbolism
(b) ornate style
(c) the beauty of common things
(d) abstract concepts

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

5. Which city was responsible for a new civilization?
(a) Athens
(b) Sparta
(c) Crete
(d) Rome

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Pharaoh opposed the priests?

2. Greek writing can be characterized as ______________________.

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

4. Those who are primarily concerned with the spiritual become ___________.

5. Which of the following would you expect to give the shortest account of a situation?

(see the answer key)

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