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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The artist conceptualizes reality in the form of _______________________.
(a) there is no reality in art
(b) pure concepts
(c) the symbol
(d) he ignores reality

2. Plato viewed the Greek people as ___________________.
(a) apathetic
(b) intellectual with vitality
(c) dull
(d) stupid

3. To Pindar, the Greek aristocracy represented ___________________________.
(a) moral corruption
(b) a lack of the spiritual
(c) physical and spiritual perfection
(d) physical slovenliness

4. The Hindu artist ________________________.
(a) had limited freedom
(b) had no freedom
(c) had the most freedom
(d) was dictated to by Hindu priests

5. One of the differences in the society of the Greeks was the __________________.
(a) emphasis on ignorance
(b) lack of caring
(c) role of reason
(d) emphasis on fear

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hamilton compare the work of Aristophanes to?

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

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

4. The first scientists were the _________________.

5. The Greek architecture of the time was _________________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Greek artist called a spiritual materialist?

2. As stated in Laws and other writings of the time, what was the function of the priest?

3. The Greeks were firmly rooted in reality. How did this make them appear?

4. What did the literature of ancient Greece indicate about the relationships between the individual and the state?

5. Why is the poetry of Pindar described as musical?

6. Who basically engaged in intellectual discussions?

7. How did Herodotus report the facts in his writings?

8. Who was Aristophanes?

9. Who is Herodotus?

10. What were the characteristics of the ancient world in which Athens existed?

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