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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, The Religion of the Greeks.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who, among the following, was a teacher?
(a) Aeschylus
(b) Aristophanes
(c) Sophocles
(d) Plato

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tragedy, in Hamilton's view, ________________________________.

2. What did Sophocles feel about inner versus outer control?

3. Hamilton feels there is a great deal of similarity between Aristophanes and the comedy of ______________________.

4. What is the view of man?

5. According to Hamilton, tragedy involves _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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