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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 city was responsible for a new civilization?
(a) Athens
(b) Crete
(c) Sparta
(d) Rome

2. Herodotus is classified as a writer of ____________________.
(a) history of the fight with Persia
(b) religion
(c) tragedy
(d) comedy

3. How did the Greeks feel about slavery?
(a) There were no slaves
(b) They opposed slavery
(c) It was an accepted way of life
(d) It was evil

4. The first games, contests and competitions were held in _____________.
(a) Constantinople
(b) Egypt
(c) Rome
(d) Greece

5. What does Hamilton consider to be the greatest of all Greek poetry?
(a) the poetry in Greek comedy
(b) the poetry in Greek tragedy
(c) history
(d) odes

Short Answer Questions

1. Xenophon felt that ___________________________________.

2. Which role did Aeschylus not fulfill?

3. Xenophon's book is about _______________________________.

4. The priests of ancient Egypt _____________________________.

5. Tragedy, in Hamilton's view, ________________________________.

(see the answer key)

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