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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Athenians as Plato Saw Them.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What had the most freedom as an artist?
(a) the Egyptian
(b) the Hindu
(c) the Greek
(d) the Buddhist

3. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.
(a) easiest to read and translate
(b) most difficult to read and translate
(c) easiest to read but hardest to translate
(d) average

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

5. The Buddhist artist ________________________.
(a) creates from within
(b) the Buddhists have no interest in art
(c) copies, doesn't create
(d) creates what he is told to create

Short Answer Questions

1. The freedom of Athenian thought and expression led to ____________________.

2. In Egypt ___________________________.

3. The Greeks _________________________.

4. What was the crime that Socrates committed that resulted in his execution?

5. Which city did Pindar live in?

(see the answer key)

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