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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Greek Way of Writing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Greece, the role of the priests _____________________________.
(a) was to teach the population
(b) covered all intellectual activitries
(c) was to function as advisors
(d) was limited to matters of religion only

2. Which Pharaoh opposed the priests?
(a) Akhenaton
(b) Ra
(c) Cleopatra
(d) Julius Caesar

3. Compared to Greek writing, English poetry is ____________________.
(a) much simpler
(b) very ornate
(c) easier to interpret
(d) about the same

4. The term used to describe the Greek artist is ______________________.
(a) realist
(b) spiritual materialists
(c) symbolist
(d) abstractionist

5. The artist conceptualizes reality in the form of _______________________.
(a) he ignores reality
(b) pure concepts
(c) there is no reality in art
(d) the symbol

Short Answer Questions

1. Reality to the ancient Egyptian, was directed toward _____________________.

2. The Egyptians believed that when a man died _____________________________________.

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

4. According to Pericles, _________________________.

5. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.

(see the answer key)

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