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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. According to Hamilton, tragedy is the domain of whom?

2. As a young man, Xenophon was ________________________.

3. Thucydides wrote a history of the war between ______________________.

4. Xenophon's book is about _______________________________.

5. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Euripides write Trojan Women?

2. What were Xenophon's views on war?

3. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

4. Sophocles and Aeschylus lived in different times in Athens. How did the Athens of Sophocles differ from the Athens of Aeschylus?

5. How does Sophocles feel about fate?

6. What does it mean to say that the Greeks are concerned with life and abstractions from life?

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

8. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

9. What are the characteristics of Greek tragedy?

10. Where do the subjects of Greek tragedy come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the elements of Greek tragedy and why it is so enjoyable to the audience. What is it that appeals to the audience? Why isn't it sad or depressing?

Essay Topic 2

The reality of the mind affected Greek art and architecture. This reality was responsible for the way the Greeks viewed things and saw things. Comment on the statement and explain how. Why does the statement approach the Greek way of approaching a problem?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Renaissance compare to the culture and achievements of the ancient Greeks? What was missing? Why couldn't they duplicate what the Greeks had?

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