unit 1 exam

The Unit One Exam will be taken in class, during our normal class period, and answers will be hand-written. You may not use any notes, books, or materials to help you on the exam. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the exam. 

Unit One Exam Review 

Section 1: Identification (48 points). The exam will include sixteen multiple choice questions based on the following terms. To prepare, use class lectures, discussions and readings to identify the terms and explain their significance.  

tyrannizing image
polis
agora
logos
ethos
pathos
Cleisthenes
cycle of three types of 
  government (one,   
  few, many)
hoplite
phalanx
Thucydides
Pericles
trireme
ekklesia
boule
strategos
liturgy
ostracism
Peloponnesian War
Delian League
Peloponnesian League
Main purpose(s) of 
    Pericles Funeral  
    Oration
plague of Athens 
how did plague affect 
   Greek values of  
   democracy? 
helots
Council of Elders
ephors
krypteia 
Spartan marriage   
             customs
Spartan boys training
Greek views of men   
    (virtues & beauty)
women in Athens
women in Sparta
kouros / kore
City Dionysia
choregos
theatron
orchestra
pity and fear
catharsis
hamartia
recognition
reversal of the situation
tragic hero 
Sophocles
Oedipus
Creon 
Jocasta
Tiresias
Chorus
messenger
      plague of Thebes 

Section 2: Name that Work (12 points).  This section will have a series of four quotes drawn from assigned readings. You will need to identify the author and work from which the quote has been drawn. There will be no answer bank. Possible texts include: 
-    Thucydides, “Pericles’ Funeral Oration,” History of the Peloponnesian War
-    Thucydides, “The Plague,” History of the Peloponnesian War
-    Plutarch, “Life of Lycurgus”  
-    Sophocles, Oedipus the King

Section 3: Essay Question (40 points). The essay question will ask you to draw together knowledge on a topic or theme from the first unit of the course, and you will need to use information from class lectures, discussions, and/or readings to answer the question completely. A good answer will be at least 3 paragraphs in length. The exam will list two essay questions, and you will need to answer one.   

1.)    First, drawing upon Pericles’ “Funeral Oration,” describe at least three characteristics that the ideal Greek man should have, and how these would support the city of Athens. Second, drawing upon Xenophon and Plutarch’s writings about the Spartans, describe the main aspects of the raising of children in Sparta –Who raised sons after the age of 7? What were three of the main characteristics Spartan boys were meant to have? Then answer the following question: Was the ideal man in Athens and the ideal man in Sparta motivated by the same goals, or different goals? What were they?

2.)    Compare and contrast the views and treatment of women in Athens and Sparta based on your reading of the “Funeral Oration” and Oedipus the King for Athens, and Xenophon and Plutarch for Sparta. To do this: First, discuss three examples of the treatment of Athenian women. Second, discuss three examples of the treatment of Spartan women. Third, consider, do you think women received better treatment in Athens or in Sparta?  Why?

3.)    Greek tragedy often focuses on the dilemmas individuals face because their deep-held roles and obligations have come into conflict; tragedy also considers how our human free will and the mistakes we make – even accidental ones – can bring us to ruin. First, discuss the central tragic hero, Oedipus, from Oedipus the King. Who is Oedipus? What is Oedipus’s hamartia? Second, discuss the scene of suffering. Why does Oedipus blind himself? Third, discuss why and how we are meant to pity Oedipus, and why we are meant to fear his fate.