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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herodotus was the first Greek _______________________________.
(a) to take an interest in mankind
(b) to write of history
(c) to write in verse
(d) to write in prose and have it accepted as poetry

2. What was the major issue in the war with the Persians?
(a) national boundaries
(b) ownership of slaves
(c) freedom and liberty
(d) land

3. Intellectual discussions took place _________________.
(a) wherever men met
(b) in the temples
(c) in the schools
(d) in the forums

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

5. What was the crime that Socrates committed that resulted in his execution?
(a) corruption of youth and introduction of new gods
(b) criticism of the king
(c) debt
(d) support of the Egyptians

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Herodotus at the time of the defeat of the Persians?

2. The Greek aristocracy_______________________.

3. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.

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

5. The first games, contests and competitions were held in _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death and where one would go after life?

2. What is meant by the new civilization that Athens created?

3. What were the characteristics of the austere school of writing?

4. Before the rise of Athens, Egypt was the greatest civilization. What were the characteristics of this civilization?

5. What was the role of the chorus in the comedies of Aristophanes?

6. Why is the Greek artist called a spiritual materialist?

7. Why is it said that Pindar looked toward the past?

8. Who were the imponderables?

9. What was Herodotus' manner of presentation?

10. What is the Western view of art?

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