The Greek Way Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Greek Way Test | Final Test - Medium

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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. Aeschylus was ______________________.
(a) a writer of prose
(b) the last writer of tragedy
(c) the first writer of tragedy
(d) a writer of mystery

2. Xenophon felt that ___________________________________.
(a) all states should seek power
(b) disputes should be settled by war
(c) states should be orientated toward war
(d) diplomacy should be used to avert war

3. What are the terms Hamilton uses to describe the works of Sophocles?
(a) poetic expression
(b) great intellect
(c) beutiful workmanship
(d) crude

4. Aeschylus had been ________________________-.
(a) a Marathon warrior
(b) a temple priest
(c) a military general
(d) a teacher at the Academy

5. Viewing things as part of the whole applies to all but _______________.
(a) wars
(b) buildings
(c) actors
(d) art

Short Answer Questions

1. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.

2. Tragedy in drama began with whom?

3. The Greek gods and goddesses began with the writing of _____________________________.

4. What did Sophocles feel about inner versus outer control?

5. Sophocles felt that honor of men was expressed by their ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way did Aeschylus change Greek drama?

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

5. What are the four elements in every tragedy?

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

7. Why did Euripides write Trojan Women?

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

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

10. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

(see the answer keys)

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