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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. Which city was responsible for a new civilization?
(a) Crete
(b) Rome
(c) Sparta
(d) Athens

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

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

4. Who was the only Athenian to suffer death for his opinions?
(a) Plato
(b) Aristophanes
(c) Aristotle
(d) Socrates

5. Greek writing is based on __________________.
(a) simile
(b) symbolism
(c) imagery
(d) reality

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?

4. What word best describes the ancient Athenians?

5. Greek writing can easily ________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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