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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. Greek writing can easily ________________________________________.
(a) be accomodated to the English style
(b) have the style and meaning lost in the translation
(c) be translated into English
(d) be interpreted

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

3. What was the crime that Socrates committed that resulted in his execution?
(a) support of the Egyptians
(b) criticism of the king
(c) debt
(d) corruption of youth and introduction of new gods

4. The distinction between mind and spirit is important in the area of ___________.
(a) philosophy
(b) government
(c) art
(d) law

5. Which of the following would you expect to give the shortest account of a situation?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) the Bible
(c) the Greeks
(d) the Hebrews

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hindu artist ________________________.

2. What does Hamilton consider to be the greatest of all Greek poetry?

3. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?

4. According to Pericles, _________________________.

5. The literature indicates that life differed in Athens, as compared to Egypt, by which century?

(see the answer key)

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