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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Aeschylus: The First Dramatist.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Greek acceptance of reality, as given in an oration by Pericles, makes them ___________________________.
(a) exaggerated
(b) warm
(c) interested in humanity
(d) seem cold and unemotional

3. The works of Aristophanes were _______________________.
(a) for men only
(b) enjoyed by both men and women
(c) for the upper classes only
(d) for athletes only

4. A Greek writer was concerned with ______________________.
(a) the beauty of common things
(b) symbolism
(c) ornate style
(d) abstract concepts

5. The literature indicates that life differed in Athens, as compared to Egypt, by which century?
(a) second
(b) third
(c) fourth
(d) fifth

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the captured survivors of battles?

2. Aeschylus believed in the _____________________.

3. Herodotus is known as ______________.

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

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

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