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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Aeschylus: The First Dramatist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Greece, the role of the priests _____________________________.
(a) covered all intellectual activitries
(b) was limited to matters of religion only
(c) was to function as advisors
(d) was to teach the population

2. The style of Greek writing is _____________________________________.
(a) more ornate than English writing
(b) incapable of being translated into English
(c) the same as English writing
(d) very different from the styles of English writing

3. The priests of ancient Egypt _____________________________.
(a) yielded to the power of the king
(b) were powerless
(c) guarded their position of power as intellectuals
(d) taught the common man

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

5. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.
(a) an Athenian general
(b) a businessman
(c) a Spartan general
(d) a diplomat

Short Answer Questions

1. The Hindu artist ________________________.

2. What terms would not apply to Xenophon?

3. Xenophon because wealthy by __________________________.

4. Herodotus is classified as a writer of ____________________.

5. Why is Pindar considered to be important?

(see the answer key)

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