2011 FJCL State Latin Forum Greek Literature Flashcards
How many books comprise The Odyssey?
24
Which Greek philosopher influenced the Roman author Lucraetius with his theory that pleasure, i.e., the absence of pain, brings the greatest happiness?
Epicurus
Which Aristophanes play recounts the story of Athenian women trying to influence their husbands to give up war by going on a sex strike?
Lysistrata
Who wrote a guidebook for tourists?
Pausanius
Who compared himself to a gadfly?
Socrates
Which speech of Demosthenes was considered his greatest?
On the Crown
In Greek theater, what was a theatron?
A watching place for speculators
Which playwright supposedly died by being torn apart by the King of Macedon’s dogs?
Euripides
Who wrote the Lock of Berenice which was later translated by the Roman poet Catullus?
Callimachus
Modern doctors swear on oath based on the writings of which Greek author?
Hippocrates
Which comedy repeats the refrain “brekekekex hoax hoax” in its chorus?
The Frogs
Which author wrote an epitaph instructing passerby to “tell the Spartans we lie here obedient to their laws”?
Simonides
Plato’s Symposium contains a series of speeches taking place during ________________
a drinking party
Who are the Seven Sages?
Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus, Solon, and Thales
Which Greek author was a slave?
Aesop
Which genre is known for using the literary device deus ex machina?
tragedy
Which philosophical school believed the universe is periodically doused in fire?
Stoicism
Which of the following was written by Plato?
Phaedo
Which playwright increased the chorus from 12 to 15?
Sophocles
Which work discusses the five ages of man?
Work and Days
