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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Athenians as Plato Saw Them.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The spiritual side of the ancient Greeks is _______________________________.
(a) not important in the life of the ancient Greeks
(b) montheistic
(c) represented by the gods and goddesses they believed in
(d) nonexistant

2. Which of the following does not describe Pindar's writing?
(a) fact
(b) exaggeration
(c) praise
(d) honesty

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

4. The Buddhist artist ________________________.
(a) creates what he is told to create
(b) copies, doesn't create
(c) the Buddhists have no interest in art
(d) creates from within

5. The Greeks classified Pindar in the ________________________.
(a) austere school of writing
(b) ornate school of writing
(c) simple school of writing
(d) aristocratic school of writing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hamilton consider to be the greatest of all Greek poetry?

2. The power of the Egyptian priests came from ____________________________.

3. In Egypt ___________________________.

4. Which city did Pindar live in?

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

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