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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 Ancient Greeks of the time exhibited a ________________________.
(a) lack of interest in cultural and intellectual pursuits
(b) new power of the mind
(c) a desire for imperialism
(d) the same interests as other civilizations

2. Who wrote the first Greek tragedy?
(a) Pericles
(b) Sophocles
(c) Aeschylus
(d) Euripides

3. Marathon was the site of ____________________________.
(a) the Athenian victory over the Persians
(b) the Athenian victory over Sparta
(c) the Athenian victory over Rome
(d) the Persian victory over Athens

4. Which of the following terms applies to the religion of the ancient Greeks?
(a) dogma
(b) theology
(c) Zeus
(d) holy book

5. The Greek aristocracy_______________________.
(a) had its own standard to live by
(b) were liars and cheaters
(c) lived by the same standards as others
(d) were not honorable men

Short Answer Questions

1. Xenophon felt that ___________________________________.

2. How many decades separated Sophocles from Aeschylus?

3. According to Hamilton, tragedy involves _________________________.

4. Athens, which was a society based on freedom and liberty, was, by the time of Thucydides, known as the ________________.

5. The power of the Egyptian priests came from ____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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