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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Greek writing can easily ________________________________________.
(a) be accomodated to the English style
(b) be translated into English
(c) be interpreted
(d) have the style and meaning lost in the translation

2. What did the world of the dead represent to the ancient Egyptians?
(a) existence with God
(b) the continuation of misery
(c) the movement to a higher level
(d) security, peace and pleasure

3. The style of Greek writing is _____________________________________.
(a) the same as English writing
(b) more ornate than English writing
(c) incapable of being translated into English
(d) very different from the styles of English writing

4. Hamilton compares reading Aristophanes to reading a _________________.
(a) comic book
(b) newspaper
(c) sports page
(d) romance novel

5. One of the differences in the society of the Greeks was the __________________.
(a) emphasis on ignorance
(b) emphasis on fear
(c) lack of caring
(d) role of reason

6. The games and competitions were considered so important by the Greeks that __________________________________.
(a) they were suspended during wars and conflicts
(b) they were only held when the king wanted them
(c) a truce of God was called at the start of the games
(d) they were cancelled for lack of participation

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

8. Which city did Pindar live in?
(a) Sparta
(b) Thebes
(c) Crete
(d) Athens

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

10. The Greek aristocracy_______________________.
(a) had its own standard to live by
(b) were liars and cheaters
(c) lived by the same standards as others
(d) were not honorable men

11. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.
(a) easiest to read and translate
(b) average
(c) easiest to read but hardest to translate
(d) most difficult to read and translate

12. In Egypt ___________________________.
(a) there was no interest in art
(b) the artist had total freedom of expression
(c) the artist had some freedom of expression
(d) the priests dictated the pattern for art

13. The Greeks had different rules of standards that applied to different people. This is evidence of their ________________.
(a) hypocrisy
(b) laws
(c) rules
(d) values

14. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.
(a) shorter
(b) about the same
(c) no comparison
(d) longer

15. Plato viewed the Greek people as ___________________.
(a) dull
(b) apathetic
(c) intellectual with vitality
(d) stupid

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Egyptians believed that when a man died _____________________________________.

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

4. What was not a function of the chorus?

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

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