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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. What are the terms Hamilton uses to describe the works of Sophocles?

2. The tragedies of Aeschylus present death and suffering in a way that __________________________.

3. Which of the following is not a name associated with Greek tragedy?

4. To the Greek thinkers, religion was ______________________.

5. Xenophon's book is about _______________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Xenophon exiled by Athens?

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

3. What were Xenophon's views on war?

4. Who are the four great tragedy writers?

5. Why did Euripides write Trojan Women?

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

7. What are the characteristics of Greek tragedy?

8. In what way did Aeschylus change Greek drama?

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

10. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the difference between the mind and the spirit, as discussed in the book. What activities are belong to which realm and why? Why is the distinction important? How did the Athenians come to make this distinction?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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