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

2. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.
(a) ornate school of writing
(b) simple school of writing
(c) aristocratic school of writing
(d) austere school of writing

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

4. How old was Herodotus at the time of the defeat of the Persians?
(a) thirty-five
(b) forty
(c) ten
(d) twenty

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the plays of Aristophanes?

2. What had the most freedom as an artist?

3. Herodotus was the first Greek _______________________________.

4. Opposition to slavery was open and evident in the time of ______________.

5. The Buddhist artist ________________________.

(see the answer key)

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