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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. Until the time of Aeschylus, poetry was concerned with _____________________________.

2. Which role did Aeschylus not fulfill?

3. What happened to the captured survivors of battles?

4. Before Aeschylus, Greek drama consisted of ____________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Xenophon's views on war?

2. How did Euripides treat religion?

3. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

4. What are the characteristics of Greek tragedy?

5. Why did Euripides write Trojan Women?

6. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

7. The Retreat of the Ten Thousand was Xenophon's claim to fame. What was it?

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

9. What were Thucydides' views on power and wealth?

10. Why was Xenophon exiled by Athens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why didn't the ancient Greeks see any contradictions in their practice of slavery and their emphasis on freedom? What were their views of slaves? When did they first become concerned with the issue of slavery?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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