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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. Viewing things as part of the whole applies to all but _______________.

2. Aeschylus had been ________________________-.

3. The most important oracle was at _________________.

4. Sophocles differs from Aeschylus in that Sophocles ______________________________.

5. How many decades separated Sophocles from Aeschylus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sophocles feel about fate?

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

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

4. To many Greeks, prosperity and wealth are the cause of misery. What was the cause of misery to Aeschylus?

5. Why did the Peloponnesian War take place?

6. How did Euripides treat religion?

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

8. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

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

10. In what way did Aeschylus change Greek 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

The ancient Romans are said to have come closest to the accomplishments of the Greeks. Explain why? How did the ancient Roman society differ from that of the Greeks? What contribution did the ancient Romans make to civilization?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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