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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Euripides: The Modern Mind.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the ancient Athenians?
(a) fearful
(b) freedom
(c) superstitious
(d) contol by priests

2. Xenophon because wealthy by __________________________.
(a) working
(b) ransoming a rich Persian noble
(c) by being a successful businessman
(d) from his father's estate

3. By the time Aristophanes began writing, Greek drama was ________________________.
(a) at its summit
(b) gaining in popularity
(c) past its summit
(d) nonesixtent

4. Who does Hamilton compare the work of Aristophanes to?
(a) Poe
(b) Longfellow
(c) Gilbert
(d) Milton

5. To Pindar, the Greek aristocracy represented ___________________________.
(a) physical slovenliness
(b) a lack of the spiritual
(c) physical and spiritual perfection
(d) moral corruption

Short Answer Questions

1. Aeschylus had been ________________________-.

2. Euripides wrote his plays how many years after Aeschylus?

3. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?

4. The war with the Persians ended with the battle at ___________________.

5. Greek art is based on _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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