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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. Which of the following is not a name associated with the Athens civilization of this time?
(a) Thucydides
(b) Homer
(c) Jupiter
(d) Plato

2. The war with the Persians ended with the battle at ___________________.
(a) Sparta
(b) Thermopylae
(c) Athens
(d) Salamis

3. The poetry of Pindar is described as _________________.
(a) musical
(b) full of symbolism
(c) full of imagery
(d) sing-songy

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The dialogues of Plato indicate that Athenians _________________________-.

2. Hamilton compares reading Aristophanes to reading a _________________.

3. Compared to Greek writing, English poetry is ____________________.

4. Poetic license ________________________________________.

5. Of all the Greek poets, Pindar is described as the _____________________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Greek writing compare to English writing?

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

5. Who is Herodotus?

6. What did Aristophanes and Gilbert have in common?

7. Who basically engaged in intellectual discussions?

8. What was the world's first Academy?

9. What was the role of the chorus in the comedies of Aristophanes?

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

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