Question 1

Who introduced the idea of catharsis in the analysis of drama?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Plato&#10;C)Socrates&#10;D)Pythagoras

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Aristotle introduced the concept of catharsis in his work “Poetics”. He considered catharsis as the emotional release experienced by the viewer of a tragedy, which leaves them purged of their negative emotions and with a sense of emotional clarity.

Question 2

Who was the first important Athenian tragic dramatist author of the Oresteia trilogy)?&#10;A)Sophocles&#10;B)Euripides&#10;C)Aeschylus&#10;D)Sappho

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Aeschylus was the author of the Oresteia trilogy, which is considered the beginning of Greek tragedy. Sophocles and Euripides were also important tragic playwrights, but they did not write the Oresteia trilogy. Sappho was a poet, but did not write tragic dramas.

Question 3

Who was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King?&#10;A)Scopas&#10;B)Aeschylus&#10;C)Sophocles&#10;D)Thucydides

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Sophocles was the author of Antigone and Oedipus the King.

Question 4

What does Plato illustrate in his Allegory of the Cave?&#10;A)The destruction of the natural world&#10;B)The limits of human sense perception&#10;C)The importance of traditional religion&#10;D)The value of supporting the visual arts

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Plato's Allegory of the Cave illustrates the limits of human sense perception. The prisoners in the cave only see shadows of reality, and their understanding of the world is limited to what they can perceive through their senses. This allegory is often used to highlight the importance of seeking knowledge beyond what is immediately apparent to the senses, and the limitations of relying solely on sensory experience to understand the world.

Question 5

What was the primary function of the chorus in Sophocles' plays?&#10;A)To sing praise to the gods&#10;B)To provide a commentary upon a drama&#10;C)To interject comic episodes into a tragic play&#10;D)To help forward the action of the plot

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The primary function of the chorus in Sophocles' plays was to provide a commentary upon the drama. They represented the voice of the community, and their songs and dances helped to interpret the events of the play for the audience.

Question 6

What accounts for the powerful position of Athens during the first half of the Classical period?&#10;A)Athenians' superior skill in craftsmanship&#10;B)Athens's assistance in defeating the Persians&#10;C)Athens's highly developed system of trade routes&#10;D)Athenians' rejections of religious worship in favor of more practical concerns

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Athens's assistance in defeating the Persians through the leadership of Themistocles enabled them to become the dominant power in Greece during the first half of the Classical period. This victory allowed Athens to expand its power and influence, establish its naval dominance, and gain control over the Delian League, a collection of Greek city-states that became an Athenian empire.

Question 7

What school did Aristotle found in 335 B.C.E.?&#10;A)The Parthenon&#10;B)The Acropolis&#10;C)The Lyceum&#10;D)The Academy

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Aristotle founded the Lyceum in 335 B.C.E. The Academy was founded by Plato, not Aristotle. The Parthenon and the Acropolis were not schools but important landmarks in Athens, Greece.

Question 8

Which Greek dramatist showed the most sympathy for the problems of women?&#10;A)Sophocles&#10;B)Euripides&#10;C)Socrates&#10;D)Polynices

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Euripides showed the most sympathy for the problems of women in his plays, often featuring female protagonists and exploring issues such as gender inequality and the limited roles available to women in ancient Greek society.

Question 9

What was the cause of the Peloponnesian War?&#10;A)The abduction of Helen&#10;B)The humiliation of Philip of Macedon&#10;C)The murder of Clytemnestra&#10;D)Athens's use of the Delian League's treasury

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Athens's use of the Delian League's treasury was a major cause of the Peloponnesian War. The Delian League was formed in 478 BC to provide for the defense of Athens and her allies from Persian attacks. Over time, Athens began to use the League's treasury for its own purposes, such as rebuilding the Acropolis and funding its imperialist policies. This led to resentment from other Greek city-states, particularly Sparta, which saw Athens's actions as a threat to its own power and influence. The tension between Athens and Sparta eventually escalated into war in 431 BC, marking the beginning of the Peloponnesian War.

Question 10

How did the Peloponnesian War influence the plays of Euripides?&#10;A)He wrote comedies to lighten the post-war mood&#10;B)He wrote mythological plays that offered an escape from reality&#10;C)He wrote propagandistic plays that promoted Greek leaders&#10;D)He wrote realistic plays that dealt with the consequences of war

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Euripides wrote plays that addressed the consequences and realities of war, such as "Trojan Women" and "Hecuba." These plays expressed the suffering of war and the hardships that individuals faced during and after conflict.

Question 11

Who was the greatest Greek author of comedy plays?&#10;A)Sophocles&#10;B)Phidias&#10;C)Aristophanes&#10;D)Euripides

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Question 12

What was the subject of the Canon by Polyclitus?&#10;A)a mathematical formula for human proportions&#10;B)a design for a previously unknown weapon&#10;C)the proportions of celestial bodies&#10;D)the makeup of the ideal state

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Question 13

What was the relationship between religion and theater in Classical Greece?&#10;A)It provided a model for right moral conduct.&#10;B)Theater was considered to be a religious ritual.&#10;C)Religious leaders opposed the decadence of the theater.&#10;D)Dramatists relied on the ecclesia for material.

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Question 14

What name is given to the period of history following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E.and until the rise of the Roman Empire)?&#10;A)The Doric Period&#10;B)The Delian Period&#10;C)The Peloponnesian Period&#10;D)The Hellenistic Period

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Question 15

What name is given to the period of Greek history between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great?&#10;A)The Hellenistic Period&#10;B)The Alexandrian Period&#10;C)The Classical Period&#10;D)The Athenian Period

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Question 16

What descriptive name has been given to the Athenian civilization of the last half of the fifth century B.C.E.?&#10;A)The Age of Philosophy&#10;B)The Golden Age of Greece&#10;C)The Age of Drama&#10;D)The Mythological Period

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Question 17

What is the subject of the frieze on the Altar to Zeus at Pergamum?&#10;A)The battle of the gods and giants&#10;B)The creation of the world&#10;C)The rise to power of Alexander the Great&#10;D)The war between Athens and Sparta

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Question 18

According to Aristotle, what caused the downfall of tragic heroes?&#10;A)The petty bickering of the gods&#10;B)A character flaw or miscalculation&#10;C)The deceit of family members&#10;D)Ignorance or lack of information

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Question 19

Which political leader is most associated with the achievements of the Athenian Golden Age?&#10;A)Sophocles&#10;B)Doryphoros&#10;C)Pericles&#10;D)Aeschylus

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Question 20

What events do Plato's works the Apology, the Crito, and Phaedo record?&#10;A)Socrates' final days&#10;B)The Peloponnesian War&#10;C)The Alexandrian Wars&#10;D)The teachings of Ptolemy

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Question 21

What were the similarities between Plato's and Aristotle's views about music?

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Question 22

_______________________ Character flaw or intellectual miscalculation in otherwise noble people that causes their tragic fate.

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Question 23

_______________________ Female statues used as columns to support a roof

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Question 24

_______________________ According to Aristotle, the &#34;cleansing of the soul&#34;

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Question 25

Where were the centers of Greek art and learning in the Hellenistic Period?&#10;A)Athens and Sparta&#10;B)Alexandria, Pergamum, and Antioch&#10;C)Troy and Attica&#10;D)Miletus and Delos

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Question 26

What story was told by the Laoco&#246;n sculpture?&#10;A)A boy steering a chariot into the sun&#10;B)A nymph fleeing the god Apollo&#10;C)A wicked god attempting to kill and eat his own children&#10;D)A priest and his sons being strangled by sea serpents

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Question 27

Why are Greek tragedies still read and performed?

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Question 28

_______________________ Directing council of the Athenian Assembly

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Question 29

_______________________ A primitive system of justice which requires &#34;blood for blood.&#34;

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Question 30

Why was the nude statue of Aphrodite of Cnidus by Praxiteles important in the history of western art?&#10;A)It was the largest statue ever created by the Greeks.&#10;B)It marked the beginning of the female nude as a subject of art.&#10;C)It was the smallest statue ever created by the Greeks.&#10;D)It was the last statue in Classical Greece to examine the human figure.

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Question 31

How did Hellenistic art differ from Classical art?

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Question 32

To whom was the Parthenon dedicated?&#10;A)Apollo&#10;B)Zeus&#10;C)Athena&#10;D)Minerva

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Question 33

_______________________ Traveling professional &#34;philosophers&#34; and teachers.

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Question 34

According to Aristotle, why did Oedipus deserve to suffer for his actions?

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Question 35

_______________________ The lighthearted play that followed the trilogy of tragedies in the festival of Dionysus.

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Question 36

_______________________ The main character in Euripides' The Suppliant Women.

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Question 37

How did the actions of Athens create strife within the Delian League?

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Question 38

Into which empire were the Hellenistic cities absorbed?&#10;A)The Byzantine Empire&#10;B)The Roman Empire&#10;C)The Persian Empire&#10;D)The Adriatic Empire&#10;3 points each)

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Question 39

_______________________ Daughter of Agamemnon; rescued by Artemis

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Question 40

_______________________ A term used by the Greeks for musical scales

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Deck 3: Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period