Discussion on Alexander the Great and Questions on Contract Issues in Classical and Hellenistic Gree

Part 1: Discussion - Alexander the Great Excerpts

Part1: Discussion - Alexander the Great Excerpts Kindly read the excerpts on Alexander the Great download and provide a commentary on your findings in the discussion board. Respond to two others. I'm sure you will enjoy this reading as it deals with fascinating aspects of ancient warfare and the spread of culture. Part 2: Answer Question, choose the correct answer. This is a 20 question related to Contract issues. Classical and Helenistic Greece

Question 1 Plato, the great Greek Philosopher, used a clever way to teach his lessons to his students. How did he accomplish this? - He used cuniform tablets to write down the stories. - He used dialog between characters who would discuss the pros and cons of his concepts. - He would write one chapter at a time and have them published in magazines, by installments. - None of the above

Question 2 Who was Plato's teacher and mentor? - Homer - Aescylus - Sophocles - Socrates

Question 3 Aristotle was the pupil of whom? - Plato - Caesar - Glaucon - Agamemnon

Question 4 Plato's primary contribution to philosophy is known as The Rebublic and represents what Plato saw as the ideal state governed by a Philosopher King. What was Aristotle's great tome or primary text? - The Great Philosophers - The Iliad - The Poetics - Democracy in Greek Society

Question 5 Who are the three great Greek tragic playwrights. - Sophocles, Aescylus, and Euripides - Moe, Larry, and Curly - Glaucon, Aristotle, and Plato - Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Achilles

Question 6 Iphegenia was the daughter of ? - Plato - Helen - Agamemnon - Plato

Question 7 Agamemnon was from Troy - True - False

Question 8 Agamemnon, and maybe others in the play, were guilty of hubris. What best describes this fault in human character? - Arrogance, selfishness, haughtiness - Cheerfulness, loving, embracing - Sad, bored, clever - none of the above

Question 9 This photo of the magnificent bronze statue is over 2100 years old. It is representative of a prevailing attitude in Greek society. What is changing to make this art possible? Veiled Dancer.jpg - The Worldview is changing - Social attitudes are changing - The economic and political climate is changing - All of the above

Question 10 After the Peloponnesian wars the Greek city states coalesced to form leagues. What are they called? - The 300 Leagues - The Big Leagues - The Delian Leagues - The Peloponnesian Leagues

Question 11 The Strophe and Anti Strophe in Greek plays acts as a - Narrator to help fill-in the background or provide guidance to a scene - Politicians - Slaves chained in a cave - Extras

Question 12 Who was Pericles and what was his role in Greece? - He was a Philosopher King, as described by Plato in the Republic. - He was a painter who commanded the patronage of the aristocrats - He was a great ruler during the Golden Age of Greece - He was a lover of Cleopatra

Question 13 Sparta was a warrior culture. - True - False

Question 14 Who said, "A live unexamined is not worth living." ? - Glaucon - Pericles - Aristotle - Socrates

Question 15 Figure 3.18, Laocoon and His Two Sons and Fig 3.19 The Dying Gaul are sculptures of the  period. - Helenistic Greek - Ancient Greek or Archaic Greek - Classical Greek - None of the above

Question 16 Aesthetics is the study of Beauty - True - False

Question 17 Stoicism is the philosophy founded by - Groucho - Chico - Zeppo - Zeno

Question 18 What are the characteristics of the Helenistic period that make it so different from the Classical period of Greek history. - Emotion can be seen as expressed in the Helenistic form - Simplicity is replaced with complexity - Restraint (control) in art is replaced with Abandon (freedom) - All of the above

Question 19 Greek Theaters were built into the hillsides surrounding Athens and other major cities in Greece. - True - False

Question 20 Socraties was commited of crimes of treason against the state, charged with corrupting the minds of the youth. His sentence was - Suicide by the poison, hemlock - Suicide by the sword - Death by firing squad - Being pushed off a cliff