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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. Hamilton compares Sophocles to ________________.
(a) Browning
(b) John Milton
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Pericles

2. Thucydides wanted his work to be ________________________.
(a) useful to others
(b) factual without any use to others
(c) ornately written
(d) interesting to read

3. Which word does not have a bad connotation to the Greeks?
(a) boundless
(b) indefinite
(c) unlimited
(d) limits

4. Who laid the foundation for the Greek democracy?
(a) Solon
(b) Socrates
(c) Plato
(d) Aristotle

5. Which role did Aeschylus not fulfill?
(a) costume designer
(b) theater owner
(c) writer
(d) scenery designer

Short Answer Questions

1. Thucydides felt that ___________________________________.

2. What are the terms Hamilton uses to describe the works of Sophocles?

3. Aeschylus was ______________________.

4. The subject of Greek tragedy came from _________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Peloponnesian War take place?

2. What were Thucydides' views on power and wealth?

3. Why did Thucydides write a book on the war between Athens and Sparta?

4. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

5. In what ways does Sophocles differ from Aeschylus?

6. What are the four elements in every tragedy?

7. In what way did Aeschylus change Greek drama?

8. What is a characteristic of the characters of Aeschylus?

9. To many Greeks, prosperity and wealth are the cause of misery. What was the cause of misery to Aeschylus?

10. How did Sophocles and Aeschylus differ on their views of freedom and law?

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