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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. During the war, Thucydides was _______________________.

2. The Greek gods and goddesses began with the writing of _____________________________.

3. The subject of Greek tragedy came from _________________________.

4. The Persian plan to defeat the Ten Thousand was to _________________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

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

3. In what way did Aeschylus change Greek drama?

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

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

6. Why did the Peloponnesian War take place?

7. How did Euripides treat religion?

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

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

10. How did Sophocles and Aeschylus differ on their views of freedom and law?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did today's society, with its emphasis on the individual, compare to that of the ancient Greeks? How does the modern approach differ from that of the Greek's? Why can or can't modern society achieve what the Greeks did in the way that the Greeks did it?

Essay Topic 2

Athens is called the cradle of Western Civilization. What does this mean and why do people say this? What is the significance of ancient Athens to Western civilization and why?

Essay Topic 3

What are your impressions of the ancient Greeks and their accomplishments? Do you think they can or have been duplicated? Why or why not? Do you think they will every be duplicated? Why or why not?

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