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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. Aeschylus had been ________________________-.

2. Thucydides wrote _________________________.

3. According to Hamilton, tragedy is the domain of whom?

4. Who laid the foundation for the Greek democracy?

5. Aeschylus felt that the cause of misery was _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

3. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

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

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

6. What does it mean to say that the Greeks are concerned with life and abstractions from life?

7. How did the religion of the ancient Greeks develop?

8. How does Sophocles feel about fate?

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

10. In what way did Aeschylus change Greek drama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

It is said that if one wants to learn the ethics and values of a society, one should examine the work of the dramatists and writers of the time. Why? What is it that is reflected in the literature that can't be found anywhere else? Is this also true of the ancient Greeks?

Essay Topic 3

Freedom and liberty were the backbone of the ancient Athenian society. People prided themselves on their lifestyle and thinking. Explain what the role of freedom and liberty meant in ancient Athens. Would Athens have become the cradle of Western Civilization without these freedoms? Would they have achieved the great heights that they did achieve? Why or why not?

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