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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Way of the East and the Way of the West in Art.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?
(a) the misery of everyday life
(b) belief in God
(c) the fairness of the ruler
(d) good living conditions

2. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?
(a) Plato
(b) Homer
(c) Jupiter
(d) Thucydides

3. The primary interest of the ancient Egyptians was a preoccupation with _______________.
(a) the dead
(b) the living
(c) inventions
(d) intellectual activities

4. Those who are primarily concerned with the spiritual become ___________.
(a) scientists
(b) physicians
(c) artists
(d) archaeologtists

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The distinction between mind and spirit is important in the area of ___________.

2. The Greeks _________________________.

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

4. Who was the only Athenian to suffer death for his opinions?

5. What did the world of the dead represent to the ancient Egyptians?

(see the answer key)

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