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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. Before Aeschylus, Greek drama consisted of ____________________________.
(a) four actors and a chorus
(b) three actors only
(c) one actor and a chorus
(d) the chorus only

2. The first scientists were the _________________.
(a) Romans
(b) Mesopotmanians
(c) Egyptians
(d) Greeks

3. What was the crime that Socrates committed that resulted in his execution?
(a) criticism of the king
(b) debt
(c) support of the Egyptians
(d) corruption of youth and introduction of new gods

4. The Hindu artist ________________________.
(a) had limited freedom
(b) was dictated to by Hindu priests
(c) had no freedom
(d) had the most freedom

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?

2. Which city did Pindar live in?

3. Poetic license ________________________________________.

4. Greek writing can be characterized as ______________________.

5. Hamilton feels there is a great deal of similarity between Aristophanes and the comedy of ______________________.

(see the answer key)

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