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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. How many actors were in a play written by Aristophanes?
2. Who, among the following, was a teacher?
3. The Greeks had different rules of standards that applied to different people. This is evidence of their ________________.
4. Herodotus was the first Greek _______________________________.
5. The games and competitions were considered so important by the Greeks that __________________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the literature of ancient Greece indicate about the relationships between the individual and the state?
2. The Greeks were firmly rooted in reality. How did this make them appear?
3. What was the Greek attitude toward writing?
4. Why is the poetry of Pindar described as musical?
5. How does Greek drama compare to Shakespearean drama?
6. Why was it surprising that the ancient Greeks were scientists?
7. As stated in Laws and other writings of the time, what was the function of the priest?
8. What was the world's first Academy?
9. What is the reason for the Egyptian preoccupation with death and where one would go after life?
10. What are the major differences between Gilbert and Aristophanes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why can't mankind achieve the balance and greatness that the Greeks had? What is this balance and why can't it be re-achieved? How did it lead to the greatness of the ancient Greek society and their contributions to the world?
Essay Topic 3
The reality of the mind affected Greek art and architecture. This reality was responsible for the way the Greeks viewed things and saw things. Comment on the statement and explain how. Why does the statement approach the Greek way of approaching a problem?
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