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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first writer to condemn slavery?

2. What word best describes the ancient Athenians?

3. The artist conceptualizes reality in the form of _______________________.

4. Compared to Aristophanes _____________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Greek writing compare to English writing?

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

3. What was the Greek attitude toward writing?

4. What is meant by the new civilization that Athens created?

5. Who is Herodotus?

6. How does Greek drama compare to Shakespearean drama?

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

8. What was Herodotus' manner of presentation?

9. Why does Hamilton feel that Greek writers have not been copied by writers of other countries as Greek sculptor and architecture has?

10. Before the rise of Athens, Egypt was the greatest civilization. What were the characteristics of this civilization?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how drama at the Theater of Dionysus was a form of religious worship. Why didn't the people have their religious needs satisfied by their gods and goddesses? What did they find in the theater that they didn't find in the temples?

Essay Topic 2

Athens is called the cradle of Western Civilization. What does this mean and why do people say this? What is the significance of ancient Athens to Western civilization and why?

Essay Topic 3

Freedom and liberty were the backbone of the ancient Athenian society. People prided themselves on their lifestyle and thinking. Explain what the role of freedom and liberty meant in ancient Athens. Would Athens have become the cradle of Western Civilization without these freedoms? Would they have achieved the great heights that they did achieve? Why or why not?

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