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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. The dialogues of Plato indicate that Athenians _________________________-.
(a) wanted to do their own thinking
(b) were not interested in intellectual thinking
(c) delegated intellectual things to the teachers
(d) were not intereted in intellectual discussions

2. The Greek aristocracy_______________________.
(a) lived by the same standards as others
(b) were not honorable men
(c) had its own standard to live by
(d) were liars and cheaters

3. Poetic license ________________________________________.
(a) calls for simple statements
(b) requires facts
(c) allows the poet to write in whatever way he wants
(d) requires briefness

4. The Ancient Greeks of the time exhibited a ________________________.
(a) the same interests as other civilizations
(b) new power of the mind
(c) a desire for imperialism
(d) lack of interest in cultural and intellectual pursuits

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The power of the Egyptian priests came from ____________________________.

2. In Egypt ___________________________.

3. What did the world of the dead represent to the ancient Egyptians?

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

5. The artist conceptualizes reality in the form of _______________________.

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