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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Religion of the Greeks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aeschylus believed in the _____________________.
(a) wrath of God
(b) cruelty of man
(c) justice of God
(d) abuse of power

2. At the time of Sophocles ________________________.
(a) the priests were the literary class
(b) there was a literary class
(c) there was no literary class
(d) the teachers were the literary class

3. Through Xenophon, one can view the life of the _______________________.
(a) military
(b) average man
(c) youth
(d) elite

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

5. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?
(a) Thucydides
(b) Plato
(c) Homer
(d) Jupiter

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first writer to condemn slavery?

2. According to Schopenhauer, what world applies to the tragedies of Sophocles?

3. Sophocles felt that honor of men was expressed by their ______________.

4. What are the terms Hamilton uses to describe the works of Sophocles?

5. Which one of Shakespeare's tragedies comes closest to the tragedies of Aeschylus?

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