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

2. Who was the only Athenian to suffer death for his opinions?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Aristophanes
(c) Socrates
(d) Plato

3. The first games, contests and competitions were held in _____________.
(a) Egypt
(b) Greece
(c) Constantinople
(d) Rome

4. One way to learn the values of a society is to look at ______________________.
(a) history
(b) daily life
(c) its literature
(d) science

5. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.
(a) most difficult to read and translate
(b) average
(c) easiest to read but hardest to translate
(d) easiest to read and translate

Short Answer Questions

1. Greek art is based on _________________________.

2. At the time of Sophocles ________________________.

3. Which of the following would you expect to give the shortest account of a situation?

4. Which city was responsible for a new civilization?

5. The first scientists were the _________________.

(see the answer key)

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