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1
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what Greek poem of the Epic Cycle tells us of the entry of the Greeks into Troy using the wooden horse

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Little illiad

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

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

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

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metaphysics

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which of Platos works was a sequel to Timaeus

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Critias

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platos school was called

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the Academy

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Aristotles philosophical center was called

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Arcadia

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

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Poetics

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8
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who was the head of the Academy in 109 BC

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Philo

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9
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Euclid

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wrote an influential work on mathematics and geometry called Elements

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10
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into how many books is the Iliad divided

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24 books

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11
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where is Odysseus at the beginning of the Oddyssey

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on Circes island

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12
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to find an epic account of Jasons travels and adventures, one would read the work of

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Apollonius

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13
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homeridae

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professional reciters of Homers works

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14
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who taught at the Lyceum

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Aristotle

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15
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an orator from Syracuse who lived at Athens as a Metic who gave a speech against Alcibiades for neglect of military duty

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lysias

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16
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in the dialogue Protogoras who are the members of the conversation

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Protogoras, Socrates, Hippias

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17
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periplos

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work written about geography

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18
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the author of Oedipos Tryannos

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sophocles

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19
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a meter of Homeric poetry is

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dactylic hexameter

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20
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the academy was a

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grove

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21
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the golden age of man was described in the

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theogony

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22
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Pausanians wrote

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periploi- geography

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23
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who was the most important Greek Philosopher before Socrates

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Paremenides

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24
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in Eumenides which place is described as having been set up by Athena herself to try Orestes for matricide

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Areopagus

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25
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what was the subject of Stesichorus poem Geryoneis

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a creature slain by Hercules

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26
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The Persians

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

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27
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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

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28
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Oresteia

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trilogy that includes Agamemnon, Choephori, Eumenides

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29
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which poet and scholar had a great influence on the best poets in Rome

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Callimachus

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30
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who was the Cynic philosopher who lived in a tub and was known as “dog”

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Diogenes of Sinope

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31
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who was the official historian of Alexander during the expedition against the Persian empire

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Callisthenes

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32
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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

33
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what was the intention of the Cyclic Poets

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

34
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who was regarded by Aristotle as one of the earliest poets of Attic comedy

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chionides

35
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who was the lyrical poet who figures into a tale by Herodotus in which a dolphin saves him

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Arion

36
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what is the subject of Anabasis

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a study of epic poetry

37
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in his Hymn to Zeus cleanthes touches on which theme

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free will

38
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theme of the Illiad

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the wrath of Achilles

39
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what was the poetess Cleobulina known for

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her riddling hexameter

40
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who brought the tradition of Doric choral song to its highest point of development

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Pindar

41
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subject of Medea

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

42
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the subject of the Frogs

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the god dionysus goes to the underworld to fetch back Euripides

43
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where is the earliest extant description of Hades kingdom

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the odyssey

44
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Anaxagoras

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

45
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the plot of wasps

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

46
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best work of Erinna from the island Telos

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the distaff

47
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Agathon

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considered by Athenians to be the fourth greatest tragedian

48
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whose treatment of Electra demonstrates an interest in psychology and the plight of women in Greek society

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Euripides

49
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which play is a protest against athenian imperialsm

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Trojan Women

50
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in what meter did Homer write the Iliad and the Odyssey

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dactylic hexameter

51
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as first described my Hesiod, who were the Moirai

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the fates

52
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what was primarily studied at Platos academy

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mathematics and reasoning

53
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Archilochus

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one of the earliest and greatest Greek lyrical poets

54
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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

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Stoicism

55
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which work of Euripides belongs to the only complete extant Satyr play

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cyclops

56
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his anabasis is an account of Greek mercenaries under Cyprus the Younger of Persia

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Xenophon

57
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the tragedian credited with being the first to construct an imaginary subject with imaginary characters rather than relying on myhthology was

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Agathon

58
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skolia are traditionally assumed to have begun with this poet- a native of lesbos

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Terpander

59
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the author of a history of the Peloponnese war was

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Thucydides

60
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Socrates in the Apology suggests that all of his actions are the result of his daemon meaning his

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divine inspiration

61
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which philosopher in his Poetics discussed the nature of catharsis in tragedy

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Aristotle

62
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Pindar wrote several odes for the tyrant

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Theagenes of Megara

63
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the philosopher who includes the “Myth of Er” in the closing pages of a discussion on justice and virtue

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Plato

64
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Epic Cycle

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a collection of epics excluding the Iliad and the odyssey

65
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the Homeric Hymns

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

66
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which man from the siege of Troy could shout as loudly as fifty men

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Stentor

67
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who was the son of Menoetius and the favorite companion of achilles

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patroclus

68
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who wrote seven against Thebes, the oresteia trilogy, and the persians

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Aeschylus

69
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cratylus was a dialog written by Plato on which topic

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on the origin of language

70
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What Greek historian documented the Peloponnesian Wars?

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Thucydides

71
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What Greek historian was captured by the Romans and wrote about them?

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Polybius

72
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Clouldcuckooland is the supposed paradise of Aristophanes’…

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the Birds

73
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The first play of Aeschylus’ Orestia trilogy was…

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Agamemnon

74
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Hesiod’s work can be best described as…

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didactic

75
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Which writer wrote the original Philippics?

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Demosthenes

76
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The Melian Dialogue is a famous episode from the writings of…

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Thucydides

77
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Who gave lectures in Rome in 155 B.C. for the Stoic philosophy?

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Carneades

78
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Hippocrates was from the island of

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Cos

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