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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Way of the Modern World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One way to learn the values of a society is to look at ______________________.
(a) its literature
(b) science
(c) daily life
(d) history

2. Aeschylus had been ________________________-.
(a) a Marathon warrior
(b) a teacher at the Academy
(c) a military general
(d) a temple priest

3. The literature indicates that life differed in Athens, as compared to Egypt, by which century?
(a) second
(b) fourth
(c) third
(d) fifth

4. Thucydides wanted his work to be ________________________.
(a) useful to others
(b) factual without any use to others
(c) ornately written
(d) interesting to read

5. What did the Greeks view as important in men?
(a) the qualities the individual shared with mankind
(b) the manner of presentation
(c) his lifestyle
(d) the personal qualities of the individual

Short Answer Questions

1. The subject of Greek tragedy came from _________________________.

2. Aristophanes is described as _____________________.

3. According to Pericles, _________________________.

4. Greek tragedy is characterized by ____________________________________.

5. Which of the following names is not considered to be one of the imponderables?

(see the answer key)

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