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

2. Which of the following is not one of the four elements common to every tragedy?

3. Xenophon's book is about _______________________________.

4. Euripides wrote his plays how many years after Aeschylus?

5. What is the view of man?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Retreat of the Ten Thousand was Xenophon's claim to fame. What was it?

2. IN what way does Xenophon provide a different view of Athens than Thucydides did?

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

4. Why did Euripides write Trojan Women?

5. In what ways does Sophocles differ from Aeschylus?

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

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

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

9. Why did the Peloponnesian War take place?

10. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the austere school to which Pindar belonged? What are the implications of this school? What were the effects of this school and why?

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