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

2. Compared to Greek writing, English poetry is ____________________.
(a) very ornate
(b) easier to interpret
(c) much simpler
(d) about the same

3. Opposition to slavery was open and evident in the time of ______________.
(a) Socrates
(b) Aristotle
(c) Plato
(d) Euripides

4. One way to learn the values of a society is to look at ______________________.
(a) history
(b) daily life
(c) science
(d) its literature

5. What was the major issue in the war with the Persians?
(a) national boundaries
(b) freedom and liberty
(c) ownership of slaves
(d) land

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Herodotus at the time of the defeat of the Persians?

2. In Egypt ___________________________.

3. How did the Greeks feel about slavery?

4. What does Hamilton consider to be the greatest of all Greek poetry?

5. Poetic license ________________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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