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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. Which of the following names is not considered to be one of the imponderables?
(a) Thermopylae
(b) Marathon
(c) Salamis
(d) Pliny

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

3. Why is Pindar considered to be important?
(a) he represented the youth
(b) he represented a new movement
(c) he was the last spokesman for the aristocracy
(d) he addressed serious issues

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

5. The world's first academy was in _____________________.
(a) Rome
(b) Crete
(c) Athens
(d) Sparta

Short Answer Questions

1. Compared to Greek writing, English poetry is ____________________.

2. Plato viewed the Greek people as ___________________.

3. Of the ninety plays that Aeschylus wrote, how many have survived?

4. What word best describes the ancient Athenians?

5. Greek art is based on _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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