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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. The primary interest of the ancient Egyptians was a preoccupation with _______________.
(a) the living
(b) inventions
(c) the dead
(d) intellectual activities

2. The games and competitions were considered so important by the Greeks that __________________________________.
(a) they were only held when the king wanted them
(b) a truce of God was called at the start of the games
(c) they were cancelled for lack of participation
(d) they were suspended during wars and conflicts

3. What was characteristic of Greek art?
(a) mind and spirit in equal balance
(b) spirit stronger than mind
(c) mind stronger than spirit
(d) mind and spirit have no effect on art

4. The war with the Persians ended with the battle at ___________________.
(a) Athens
(b) Salamis
(c) Thermopylae
(d) Sparta

5. The Egyptians believed that when a man died _____________________________________.
(a) he should have with him the same kind of things that he had in life
(b) it didn't matter what he was surrounded with
(c) the body must return to dust
(d) they would destroy the body

Short Answer Questions

1. The priests of ancient Egypt _____________________________.

2. Who wrote the first Greek tragedy?

3. Why is Pindar considered to be important?

4. As a result of the Peloponnesian War, _______________________________________.

5. Aeschylus was ______________________.

(see the answer key)

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