literature

Question 1

what Greek poem of the Epic Cycle tells us of the entry of the Greeks into Troy using the wooden horse

Answer 1

Little illiad

Question 2

what where the poems included in the Epic Cycle which collectively told the entire story of the Trogan saga

Answer 2

Cypria, Aethiopis, Little Iliad, telegonia, Nostoi, Illiupersis

Question 3

which of Aristotle books consisted of 13 books, known by Greek letters, about the essence of reality and the unmoved mover of the universe

Answer 3

metaphysics

Question 4

which of Platos works was a sequel to Timaeus

Answer 4

Critias

Question 5

platos school was called

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the Academy

Question 6

Aristotles philosophical center was called

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Arcadia

Question 7

which of Aristotles works says that imitation is the basis of all things good in art

Answer 7

Poetics

Question 8

who was the head of the Academy in 109 BC

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Philo

Question 9

Euclid

Answer 9

wrote an influential work on mathematics and geometry called Elements

Question 10

into how many books is the Iliad divided

Answer 10

24 books

Question 11

where is Odysseus at the beginning of the Oddyssey

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on Circes island

Question 12

to find an epic account of Jasons travels and adventures, one would read the work of

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Apollonius

Question 13

homeridae

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professional reciters of Homers works

Question 14

who taught at the Lyceum

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Aristotle

Question 15

an orator from Syracuse who lived at Athens as a Metic who gave a speech against Alcibiades for neglect of military duty

Answer 15

lysias

Question 16

in the dialogue Protogoras who are the members of the conversation

Answer 16

Protogoras, Socrates, Hippias

Question 17

periplos

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work written about geography

Question 18

the author of Oedipos Tryannos

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sophocles

Question 19

a meter of Homeric poetry is

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dactylic hexameter

Question 20

the academy was a

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grove

Question 21

the golden age of man was described in the

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theogony

Question 22

Pausanians wrote

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periploi- geography

Question 23

who was the most important Greek Philosopher before Socrates

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Paremenides

Question 24

in Eumenides which place is described as having been set up by Athena herself to try Orestes for matricide

Answer 24

Areopagus

Question 25

what was the subject of Stesichorus poem Geryoneis

Answer 25

a creature slain by Hercules

Question 26

The Persians

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written by Aeschylus, part of a trilogy, based on actual events

Question 27

what point did Dionysus II of Syracuse make for Damocles

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that a tyrant is too frightened to enjoy the pleasures that his position affords

Question 28

Oresteia

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trilogy that includes Agamemnon, Choephori, Eumenides

Question 29

which poet and scholar had a great influence on the best poets in Rome

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Callimachus

Question 30

who was the Cynic philosopher who lived in a tub and was known as "dog"

Answer 30

Diogenes of Sinope

Question 31

who was the official historian of Alexander during the expedition against the Persian empire

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Callisthenes

Question 32

what are three expectations of a play by sophocles

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plausible human motivations, a limit on human freedom of choice, a sequence of events linked by cause and effect

Question 33

what was the intention of the Cyclic Poets

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to fill in gaps of the Trojan legend not covered by homer

Question 34

who was regarded by Aristotle as one of the earliest poets of Attic comedy

Answer 34

chionides

Question 35

who was the lyrical poet who figures into a tale by Herodotus in which a dolphin saves him

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Arion

Question 36

what is the subject of Anabasis

Answer 36

a study of epic poetry

Question 37

in his Hymn to Zeus cleanthes touches on which theme

Answer 37

free will

Question 38

theme of the Illiad

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the wrath of Achilles

Question 39

what was the poetess Cleobulina known for

Answer 39

her riddling hexameter

Question 40

who brought the tradition of Doric choral song to its highest point of development

Answer 40

Pindar

Question 41

subject of Medea

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a queen who kills her children out of obsessive hatred for her husband

Question 42

the subject of the Frogs

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the god dionysus goes to the underworld to fetch back Euripides

Question 43

where is the earliest extant description of Hades kingdom

Answer 43

the odyssey

Question 44

Anaxagoras

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introduced the study of philosophy at Athens and important forerunner of socrates

Question 45

the plot of wasps

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athenian citizens who have nothing better to do than sit on juries and find defendants guilty

Question 46

best work of Erinna from the island Telos

Answer 46

the distaff

Question 47

Agathon

Answer 47

considered by Athenians to be the fourth greatest tragedian

Question 48

whose treatment of Electra demonstrates an interest in psychology and the plight of women in Greek society

Answer 48

Euripides

Question 49

which play is a protest against athenian imperialsm

Answer 49

Trojan Women

Question 50

in what meter did Homer write the Iliad and the Odyssey

Answer 50

dactylic hexameter

Question 51

as first described my Hesiod, who were the Moirai

Answer 51

the fates

Question 52

what was primarily studied at Platos academy

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mathematics and reasoning

Question 53

Archilochus

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one of the earliest and greatest Greek lyrical poets

Question 54

which school of philosophy held the ideal of a virtuous life impervious to misfortune and an assurance of an ordered universe in which the individual person played a role

Answer 54

Stoicism

Question 55

which work of Euripides belongs to the only complete extant Satyr play

Answer 55

cyclops

Question 56

his anabasis is an account of Greek mercenaries under Cyprus the Younger of Persia

Answer 56

Xenophon

Question 57

the tragedian credited with being the first to construct an imaginary subject with imaginary characters rather than relying on myhthology was

Answer 57

Agathon

Question 58

skolia are traditionally assumed to have begun with this poet- a native of lesbos

Answer 58

Terpander

Question 59

the author of a history of the Peloponnese war was

Answer 59

Thucydides

Question 60

Socrates in the Apology suggests that all of his actions are the result of his daemon meaning his

Answer 60

divine inspiration

Question 61

which philosopher in his Poetics discussed the nature of catharsis in tragedy

Answer 61

Aristotle

Question 62

Pindar wrote several odes for the tyrant

Answer 62

Theagenes of Megara

Question 63

the philosopher who includes the "Myth of Er" in the closing pages of a discussion on justice and virtue

Answer 63

Plato

Question 64

Epic Cycle

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a collection of epics excluding the Iliad and the odyssey

Question 65

the Homeric Hymns

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a collection of 33 Greek hexameter poems, written in epic style, addressed to gods and minor deities

Question 66

which man from the siege of Troy could shout as loudly as fifty men

Answer 66

Stentor

Question 67

who was the son of Menoetius and the favorite companion of achilles

Answer 67

patroclus

Question 68

who wrote seven against Thebes, the oresteia trilogy, and the persians

Answer 68

Aeschylus

Question 69

cratylus was a dialog written by Plato on which topic

Answer 69

on the origin of language

Question 70

What Greek historian documented the Peloponnesian Wars?

Answer 70

Thucydides

Question 71

What Greek historian was captured by the Romans and wrote about them?

Answer 71

Polybius

Question 72

Clouldcuckooland is the supposed paradise of Aristophanes'...

Answer 72

the Birds

Question 73

The first play of Aeschylus' Orestia trilogy was...

Answer 73

Agamemnon

Question 74

Hesiod's work can be best described as...

Answer 74

didactic

Question 75

Which writer wrote the original Philippics?

Answer 75

Demosthenes

Question 76

The Melian Dialogue is a famous episode from the writings of...

Answer 76

Thucydides

Question 77

Who gave lectures in Rome in 155 B.C. for the Stoic philosophy?

Answer 77

Carneades

Question 78

Hippocrates was from the island of

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Cos