View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thucydides felt that the lesson of the Peloponnesian War was that _____________________________________.
(a) power brought about its own destruction
(b) wealth attracted the poorer to attack
(c) the power of the Athenians had to be stopped
(d) the power of the Spartans had to be stopped

2. What did the Greeks view as important in men?
(a) the qualities the individual shared with mankind
(b) the manner of presentation
(c) the personal qualities of the individual
(d) his lifestyle

3. Which role did Aeschylus not fulfill?
(a) writer
(b) theater owner
(c) costume designer
(d) scenery designer

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

5. The Greeks viewed things ___________________.
(a) as individual entities
(b) as extensions of themselves
(c) as part of a whole
(d) as separate entities

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Schopenhauer, what world applies to the tragedies of Sophocles?

2. Euripides wrote the Trojan Women to _______________________________.

3. Before Aeschylus, Greek drama consisted of ____________________________.

4. Aeschylus believed in the _____________________.

5. Sophocles differs from Aeschylus in that Sophocles ______________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the four elements in every tragedy?

2. Why did the Peloponnesian War take place?

3. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

4. How does Sophocles feel about fate?

5. Why was Xenophon exiled by Athens?

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

7. How are the characters in a Greek play viewed?

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

9. What were Xenophon's views on war?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 512 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample