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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. As a young man, Xenophon was ________________________.
(a) exiled from Sparta
(b) sent to Athens to find a wife
(c) sent to work in Athens
(d) sent to study with Socrates

2. Aeschylus believed in the _____________________.
(a) wrath of God
(b) cruelty of man
(c) justice of God
(d) abuse of power

3. 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

4. The distinction between mind and spirit is important in the area of ___________.
(a) art
(b) philosophy
(c) law
(d) government

5. The term used to describe the Greek artist is ______________________.
(a) symbolist
(b) spiritual materialists
(c) abstractionist
(d) realist

Short Answer Questions

1. In Greece, the role of the priests _____________________________.

2. Before Aeschylus, Greek drama consisted of ____________________________.

3. Aeschylus felt that the cause of misery was _____________.

4. The power of the Egyptian priests came from ____________________________.

5. The most important oracle was at _________________.

(see the answer key)

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