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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Way of the East and the Way of the West in Art.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The priests of ancient Egypt _____________________________.
(a) yielded to the power of the king
(b) were powerless
(c) guarded their position of power as intellectuals
(d) taught the common man

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

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

4. One of the differences in the society of the Greeks was the __________________.
(a) emphasis on ignorance
(b) role of reason
(c) emphasis on fear
(d) lack of caring

5. The literature indicates that life differed in Athens, as compared to Egypt, by which century?
(a) fifth
(b) fourth
(c) second
(d) third

Short Answer Questions

1. In Greece, the role of the priests _____________________________.

2. Greek art is based on _________________________.

3. The first scientists were the _________________.

4. What had the most freedom as an artist?

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

(see the answer key)

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