1. According to the preceding, the critics of Pytheas_________ .
a. were afraid of him
b. attacked him physically
c. were amused by him
d. attacked him sharply
2. Polybius and Strabo were_________ .
a. Followers
b. Critics of Pytheas
c. Fellow friendly geographers
d. Leaders of the government
3. What is true about the period of time the paragraph deals with ?
a. The world was larger than it was believed to be
b. All opinions were carefully weighed.
c. The world was smaller then.
d. The people believed in Pytheas.
4. Most of our present knowledge of Pytheas was ________ .
a. found in his writing
b. contained in the arguments of his critics
c. believed by the general populace
d. found now to be totally untrue
5. Although most people believed that Pytheas was a liar, today we find this explorer’s reports to be ________ .
a. convincing
b. dishonest
c. abusive
d. true