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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. Pindar believed that the wealthy and powerful would _____________________________.
(a) ignore their responsibilities
(b) abuse the power
(c) use their power to improve their own position
(d) use their power to help others

2. Intellectual discussions took place _________________.
(a) in the forums
(b) in the temples
(c) in the schools
(d) wherever men met

3. Herodotus was the first Greek _______________________________.
(a) to write of history
(b) to take an interest in mankind
(c) to write in prose and have it accepted as poetry
(d) to write in verse

4. What was not a function of the chorus?
(a) to dance
(b) to sing
(c) to answer questions from the audience
(d) to present the author's views and opinions

5. Which of the following does not describe Pindar's writing?
(a) honesty
(b) praise
(c) fact
(d) exaggeration

Short Answer Questions

1. The Greek architecture of the time was _________________________________.

2. The Greek artist was __________________________.

3. Herodotus reported _____________________________.

4. Who was the first writer to condemn slavery?

5. To Pindar, the Greek aristocracy represented ___________________________.

(see the answer key)

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