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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. Those who are primarily concerned with the spiritual become ___________.

2. Who was charged with leadership in the Greek society of Pindar's time?

3. The Buddhist artist ________________________.

4. Hamilton compares reading Aristophanes to reading a _________________.

5. The Greek architecture of the time was _________________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the literature of ancient Greece indicate about the relationships between the individual and the state?

2. Who was Aristophanes?

3. What was the Greek attitude toward writing?

4. As stated in Laws and other writings of the time, what was the function of the priest?

5. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death and where one would go after life?

6. Why is the poetry of Pindar described as musical?

7. Who basically engaged in intellectual discussions?

8. What was the Greek attitude toward slavery?

9. What is meant by the new civilization that Athens created?

10. How does Greek drama compare to Shakespearean drama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the elements of Greek comedy and how it compares to modern comedy. Would a modern audience understand the mockery and satire? Do you think that modern audiences are as politically and culturally aware as the ancient Greeks were?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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