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2009 FJCL State Latin Forum Greek Literature Flashcards

1
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Which of the following poets was female: Alceus, Sappho, Simonides, or Terpander?

A

Sappho

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Which of the following wrote tragedy: Aeschylus, Plato, Socrates, or Hesiod?

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Aeschylus

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3
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Who wrote the Republic?

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Plato

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4
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Who was considered the greatest orator of Athens?

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Demosthenes

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5
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Who is considered the other of history?

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Herodotus

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6
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The bucolic works of Vergil were based on what Greek author?

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Theocritus

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What meter was used by Homer in the Iliad?

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hexameter

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What play contains a strike on love-making to end a war?

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Lysistrata

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Which of the following was not one of the plays of the Oresteia trilogy: Libation Bearers, Eumenides, Antigone, or Agamemnon?

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Antigone

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10
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Which of these was founded by Aristotle: Academy, Lyceum, Ephebic College, or Stoa?

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Lyceum

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Which philosopher believed that all things are formed form earth, water, fire, and air?

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Empedocles

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12
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Who was the main opponent of Demosthenes?

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Aeschines

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13
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Whose works cover the years 411 BC to 363 BC?

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Xenophon

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14
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Which author describes the same war as seen in the movie 300?

A

Herodotus

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15
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Which book of the Iliad contains the famous catalog of ships?

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Book 2

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Which of the following was not considered one of the seven Sages: Periander, Solon, or Dinarchus?

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Dinarchus

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17
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To whom does Hesiod address Works and Days?

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his brother

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18
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During what period of Greek literature did Callimachus write?

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Hellenistic

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19
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Into how many tablets did Callimachus divide the Library of Alexandria catalogue?

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120

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20
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What is the major topic of Pindar’s Odes?

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games

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21
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Which Greek playwright’s epitaph mentioned his participation at the Battle of Marathon but not his success as an author?

A

Aeschylus

22
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What city is the scene for Antigone?

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Thebes

23
Q

How many total plays would be submitted by a playwright for a single dramatic festival?

A

4

24
Q

Which work of Menander translates as “The Grouch”?

A

Kolax

25
Q

Which of the following plays opens with a discussion between two deities?

A

Trojan Women

26
Q

In the Frogs, what is Dionysus questing for?

A

artist

27
Q

The title Electra can refer to allay written by which two authors?

A

Sophocles & Euripides

28
Q

In the Bacchae, how are Pentheus and Dionysus related?

A

cousins

29
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Which playwright was inducted into the Eleusinian mysteries?

A

Aeschylus

30
Q

Plato’s Republic involves a section on the famous Allegory of the ____?

A

cave

31
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Which Greek author wrote a defense of Helen of Troy?

A

Gorgias

32
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Which of the following titles was written by both Xenophon and Plato?

A

Symposium

33
Q

Which philosopher commented that if horses could draw, they would draw their gods to look like horses?

A

Parmenides

34
Q

Who wrote a speech in defense of the “lady” Phyrne?

A

Dinarchus

35
Q

Against Leocrates is a work of which orator?

A

Lycurgus

36
Q

To whom is the quote “the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must” belong?

A

Thucydides

37
Q

Chaereas and Callirhoe, the Greek romance, was written by which author?

A

Chariton

38
Q

Which of the following is the oldest: Theognis, Hipponax, Callinus, or Mimnermus?

A

Callinus

39
Q

Which of the following does NOT have a Homeric hymn in their honor: Cronos, Demeter, Helios, or Cybele?

A

Cronos

40
Q

“To view our Neighbor’s Bliss without Desire, To dread not Famine, with her Aspect dire! Be these thy Thoughts, to these thy Heart incline, And lo! These Blessings shall be surely thine.” is from which work?

A

Works and Days

41
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Which of the following is NOT a fragmentary play of Sophocles: Antiope, Niobe, Polyxene, or Tereus?

A

Antiope

42
Q

Which of the following non-extant works of Aristophanes is the most recent: Babylonians, Proagon, Kakalos, or Amphiaraos?

A

Kakalos

43
Q

Although Euripides wrote a play entitled Phoenissae, who wrote one before him?

A

Phrynichus

44
Q

Who visits Prometheus LAST in Prometheus Bound?

A

Hermes

45
Q

In the Symposium, who confesses his love for Socrates and attempts at getting the love returned?

A

Alcibiades

46
Q

In what book of the Odyssey does Odysseus first appear as an active character?

A

Book 5

47
Q

Which of these Attic orators was sent to Sparta in 391 to discuss peace terms?

A

Andocides

48
Q

Who taught an extremely famous young student in Macedon?

A

Aristotle

49
Q

The quote “If I keep this oath faithfully, may I enjoy my life and practice my art, respected by all men and in all times; but if I swerve from it or violate it, may the reverse be my lot” comes from which Greek philosopher?

A

Hippocrates

50
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State the number of types of Greek comedy, the number of Attic orators, the year of Menander’s death, and the number of completely extant plays of Sophocles.

A

3, 10, 292 BCE, and 7

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