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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Herodotus: The First Sight-Seer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.
(a) shorter
(b) longer
(c) no comparison
(d) about the same

2. The Egyptians believed that when a man died _____________________________________.
(a) he should have with him the same kind of things that he had in life
(b) the body must return to dust
(c) it didn't matter what he was surrounded with
(d) they would destroy the body

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

4. Reality to the ancient Egyptian, was directed toward _____________________.
(a) on life and death
(b) on art and culture
(c) on life itself
(d) where he would go after life

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Herodotus is classified as a writer of ____________________.

2. Who, among the following, was a teacher?

3. Which city was responsible for a new civilization?

4. In the ancient world, before the rise of Athens and the Greeks, the greatest civilization was ________________.

5. The Greeks had different rules of standards that applied to different people. This is evidence of their ________________.

(see the answer key)

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