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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The poetry of Pindar is described as _________________.
(a) musical
(b) sing-songy
(c) full of imagery
(d) full of symbolism

3. The priests of ancient Egypt _____________________________.
(a) were powerless
(b) guarded their position of power as intellectuals
(c) yielded to the power of the king
(d) taught the common man

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

5. To Pindar, the Greek aristocracy represented ___________________________.
(a) moral corruption
(b) physical and spiritual perfection
(c) physical slovenliness
(d) a lack of the spiritual

6. According to Pericles, _________________________.
(a) words are to be used sparingly
(b) writing should be ornate
(c) repetition is good
(d) the longer a passage is, the better it is

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

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

9. In Greece, the role of the priests _____________________________.
(a) was limited to matters of religion only
(b) was to teach the population
(c) covered all intellectual activitries
(d) was to function as advisors

10. The freedom of Athenian thought and expression led to ____________________.
(a) panic
(b) confusion
(c) fear
(d) the basis for science

11. Which Pharaoh opposed the priests?
(a) Cleopatra
(b) Ra
(c) Akhenaton
(d) Julius Caesar

12. Why is Pindar considered to be important?
(a) he represented the youth
(b) he represented a new movement
(c) he addressed serious issues
(d) he was the last spokesman for the aristocracy

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

14. In the ancient world, before the rise of Athens and the Greeks, the greatest civilization was ________________.
(a) Egypt
(b) Crete
(c) Rome
(d) Sparta

15. The world's first academy was in _____________________.
(a) Rome
(b) Sparta
(c) Crete
(d) Athens

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Aristophanes began writing, Greek drama was ________________________.

2. Herodotus was the first Greek _______________________________.

3. Herodotus' History is concerned with ___________________________.

4. The Buddhist artist ________________________.

5. Plato viewed the Greek people as ___________________.

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