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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Way of the Modern World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Compared to Greek writing, English poetry is ____________________.
(a) easier to interpret
(b) about the same
(c) very ornate
(d) much simpler

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

3. The Greeks were concerned with _______________________.
(a) both mind and spirit
(b) physical prowess
(c) mind only
(d) spirit only

4. Which of the following would you expect to give the shortest account of a situation?
(a) the Bible
(b) the Greeks
(c) the Hebrews
(d) Shakespeare

5. Thucydides felt that ___________________________________.
(a) the desire for power was not a cause of war
(b) wars were covered by broken treaties
(c) power and wealth created the desire for more power and wealth
(d) the desire for wealth was not a cause of war

Short Answer Questions

1. The Persian plan to defeat the Ten Thousand was to _________________________________.

2. Which is one of the two periods of tragedy in literary history?

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

4. What was characteristic of Greek art?

5. According to Hamilton, Greek religion developed from _____________________________.

(see the answer key)

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