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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. Which of the following is not a name associated with Greek tragedy?
(a) Sophocles
(b) Aeschylus
(c) Euripides
(d) Shakespeare

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

3. The Greek artist was __________________________.
(a) not creative
(b) unlimited
(c) dictated to by the priests
(d) limited by his mind and what he saw

4. The distinction between mind and spirit is important in the area of ___________.
(a) government
(b) philosophy
(c) law
(d) art

5. Aeschylus believed in the _____________________.
(a) wrath of God
(b) justice of God
(c) cruelty of man
(d) abuse of power

Short Answer Questions

1. The Buddhist artist ________________________.

2. Which role did Aeschylus not fulfill?

3. One of the differences in the society of the Greeks was the __________________.

4. The Greek aristocracy_______________________.

5. Xenophon's book is about _______________________________.

(see the answer key)

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