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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Herodotus: The First Sight-Seer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The games and competitions were considered so important by the Greeks that __________________________________.
(a) they were cancelled for lack of participation
(b) they were suspended during wars and conflicts
(c) they were only held when the king wanted them
(d) a truce of God was called at the start of the games

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

3. Which city did Pindar live in?
(a) Thebes
(b) Crete
(c) Athens
(d) Sparta

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The world's first academy was in _____________________.

2. One way to learn the values of a society is to look at ______________________.

3. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?

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

5. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death?

(see the answer key)

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