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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. As a young man, Xenophon was ________________________.

2. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.

3. What characterizes the tragedies of Aeschylus?

4. Tragedy in drama began with whom?

5. In Greek drama, the characters are viewed as ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the four elements in every tragedy?

2. What is a characteristic of the characters of Aeschylus?

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

4. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

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

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

7. What are the characteristics of Greek tragedy?

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

9. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of viewing things as part of a whole? How did this result in balance? How did this contribute to the greatness of the Greek society and thinkers?

Essay Topic 2

What factors led to the fall of the Greek city-states? They were rich and powerful. What effect did their ambitions have on their attitudes and actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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