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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 be characterized as ______________________.
(a) complicated
(b) flowery
(c) plain and matter of fact
(d) full of symbolism

2. In the ancient world, before the rise of Athens and the Greeks, the greatest civilization was ________________.
(a) Egypt
(b) Sparta
(c) Crete
(d) Rome

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

4. The Greek artist was __________________________.
(a) not creative
(b) dictated to by the priests
(c) limited by his mind and what he saw
(d) unlimited

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Greek writing is based on __________________.

2. According to Pericles, _________________________.

3. Which of the following would you expect to give the shortest account of a situation?

4. Before the development of Athens, which group handled intellectual activities?

5. Greek art is based on _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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