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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. How did the Greeks feel about slavery?
(a) It was an accepted way of life
(b) It was evil
(c) They opposed slavery
(d) There were no slaves

2. Greek writing can be characterized as ______________________.
(a) complicated
(b) full of symbolism
(c) flowery
(d) plain and matter of fact

3. Herodotus reported _____________________________.
(a) only the facts he velieved
(b) anything he heard
(c) only what he found and substantiated
(d) the facts whether he believed them or not

4. What was important to Greek poets?
(a) meter
(b) ornateness
(c) symbolism
(d) imagery

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pindar believed that the wealthy and powerful would _____________________________.

2. At the time of Sophocles ________________________.

3. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.

4. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the world's first Academy?

2. What was the Greek attitude toward writing?

3. How does Greek writing compare to English writing?

4. What did Aristophanes and Gilbert have in common?

5. As stated in Laws and other writings of the time, what was the function of the priest?

6. Who is Herodotus?

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

8. Why is the poetry of Pindar described as musical?

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

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

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