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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. The works of Aristophanes were _______________________.
(a) for men only
(b) for athletes only
(c) for the upper classes only
(d) enjoyed by both men and women

2. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.
(a) a Spartan general
(b) a businessman
(c) a diplomat
(d) an Athenian general

3. The Greeks _________________________.
(a) applied no limits to thoughts
(b) limited thought to certain fields
(c) practiced mind control
(d) limited intellectual thought to priests

4. What is not a similarity between Macbeth and Aeschylus?
(a) the castles were bright and cheerful places
(b) there was an atmosphere of evil and doom
(c) it was always night at the castle
(d) there was an atmosphere of death

5. Which role did Aeschylus not fulfill?
(a) costume designer
(b) writer
(c) scenery designer
(d) theater owner

Short Answer Questions

1. In Greek drama, the characters are viewed as ______________________.

2. Thucydides wrote a history of the war between ______________________.

3. Which of the following does not describe Pindar's writing?

4. The only sources of knowledge in Greece were the _______________.

5. Who does Hamilton compare the work of Aristophanes to?

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