Chapter 6 Self Quiz

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. Ancient biographies were constructed in a manner very similar to modern biographies.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Ancient biographies tended to portray the protagonist's character as constant rather than in a state of development.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Pieces of writing that share a range of conventions are classified together as a trope.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. What is the term for a category of literature in which texts share a range of conventions?

A genre correct incorrect

Prose correct incorrect

An editorial correct incorrect

A collective correct incorrect

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. What genre do the Gospels most closely fit?

Apocalyptic literature correct incorrect

Greco-Roman autobiography correct incorrect

Short story correct incorrect

Greco-Roman biography correct incorrect

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. One of the most popular pagan authors of the second century, Plutarch, wrote fifty biographies of prominent Greek and Roman men. His main aim in these accounts was to:

Accurately record the events in their lives correct incorrect

Reveal their characters correct incorrect

Damage their reputations correct incorrect

Entertain correct incorrect

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. Name one of the people Plutarch wrote about.

Constantine correct incorrect

Alexander the Great correct incorrect

John the Baptist correct incorrect

Caesar Augustus correct incorrect

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. Biographies written by Christians put a significant amount of emphasis on what event in Jesus' life, which was very unusual for ancient biographies?

His birth correct incorrect

His death correct incorrect

His childhood correct incorrect

His ministry correct incorrect

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. The emphasis placed on Jesus' death classifies the Gospels as:

A subgenre of the genre of ancient Greco-Roman biography correct incorrect

A unique genre correct incorrect

A subclass of Ming Dynasty literature correct incorrect

A phylum correct incorrect

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. Ancient biographies were usually written for what main purpose?

To give instruction on proper behavior correct incorrect

To provide history lessons correct incorrect

To record lineages correct incorrect

To clarify current issues correct incorrect

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. What framework were ancient biographies often crafted within?

Importance of events correct incorrect

Chronological correct incorrect

Relational correct incorrect

Hierarchy of authorship correct incorrect

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. Which traditional symbol is the Gospel author Mark associated with?

The ox correct incorrect

The lion correct incorrect

The swan correct incorrect

The eagle correct incorrect

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. Which of the following would an ancient reader of a biography not expect to find in the text?

Miracles correct incorrect

Character development correct incorrect

Factual events correct incorrect

Humor correct incorrect