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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. Xenophon suggested that _____________________________________.

2. Which word does not have a bad connotation to the Greeks?

3. Thucydides feels that the Athenians lost the war because they were ________________.

4. Sophocles' characters ________________________________.

5. Viewing things as part of the whole applies to all but _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why the Theater of Dionysus was a religious experience for the audience.

3. What are the similarities between Macbeth and the tragedies of Aeschylus?

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

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

6. Why did Euripides write Trojan Women?

7. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

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

9. Why was Xenophon exiled by Athens?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is said that if one wants to learn the ethics and values of a society, one should examine the work of the dramatists and writers of the time. Why? What is it that is reflected in the literature that can't be found anywhere else? Is this also true of the ancient Greeks?

Essay Topic 2

The Eastern civilizations were totally different than the Athenian civilization. They emphasized different things and had a different life style. Compare and contrast the ancient Eastern civilization, as given by ancient Egypt, with the civilization established in Athens.

Essay Topic 3

What are your impressions of the ancient Greeks and their accomplishments? Do you think they can or have been duplicated? Why or why not? Do you think they will every be duplicated? Why or why not?

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