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Greek civilization One Liner Information

1. In which Era which was the city- State or the polis invented?
Ancient Greek
2. Which age was prevalent before the ancient Greek?
Greek Dark Ages
3. Where did the people live in the Greek Dark age?
In small farming villages
4. According to population which was the largest city in the Greek Dark Ages?
Athens
5. What kind of literature was famous in the Greek dark ages?
Oral
6. Who continued the oral literary tradition in the Greek Dark ages?
Bards
7. The ancient or archaic Greek refers to the years?
700-480 B.C
8. When did Greek colonies spring up?
Between 750 B.C and 600 B.C
9. Homer and Hesiod are the famous poets of ____Ages.
Pre- Classical period
10. The period between 800 B.C and 500 B.C is also called
Pre- Classical period
11. The “Iliad” is written by
Homer
12. The poem “Iliad “is about
Trojan War
13. Who wrote the “Odyssey”?
Homer
14. The Adventure of Ulysses are narrated in
Odyssey
15. Who composed the “Odyssey”?
Homer
16. In how many years did the Greek coalition forces conquer the city of troy?
10 years
17. Who wrote the “Works and Days “?
Hesiod
18. “Works and Days “is written around?
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700 B.C
19. What kind of poem “Works and Days “?
Didactic
20. How many lines does the “Works and Days “have?
828
21. How many lines does the “Theogony have”?
1022
22. Which poem is about the origin and genealogies of the Greek Gods?
Theogony
23. “Theogony” was composed somewhere between?
730-700 B.C
24. “Iliad” contains lines
15693
25. How many books does “Iliad” contain?
24
26. Drama was flourished in ____
Classical Period
27. When did classical period start
500 B.C
28. When did classical period end?
323 B.C
29. Pindar was the famous lyrical poet of _______Age
Classical
30. Drama started in Athens about?
600 B.C
31. Who was the first master of comedy?
Aristophanes
32. “The Birds” , “The Clouds” and “ The Wasps are famous comedies of
Aristophanes
33. “Frogs” and “ Festival “ are famous comedies of
Aristophanes
34. “ The woman at the Thesmophoria “ and “Lusistrrata” are the comedies by ____?
Aristophanes
35. In how many groups were the classical comedies distributes ?
Three
36. The Group / Groups of comedies of classical periods was/ were the
Old, Middle and New Comedy
37. Who created “True tragedy “
Aeschylus
38. Sophocles and Euripides were the _____ writers.
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Tragedy
39. How many tragedies attributed to Aeschylus have survived ?
Seven
40. Aeschylus was born in ?
525/524 B.C
41. Aeschylus died in_____
456/455 B.C
42. The Persians and the Suppliants are written by
Aeschylus
43. Prometheus Bound is attributed to Aeschylus but its authorship is ?
Disputed
44. Seven against Thebes is a tragedy by______
Aeschylus
45. Agamemnon , “ The Libation Bearers” and “ the Eumenides” is a trilogy written by
?
Aeschylus
46. Euripides was born in Athens in
480 B.C
47. Euripides was died in Athens in
406 B.C
48. How many plays were written by Euripides have survived
18 or 19
49. “ The Trojan Woman” is a play by
Euripides
50. “Medea” and “Bacchae” are the play by
Euripides
51. Hippolytus and Electra are play by
Euripides
52. Sophocles was born in ______
496 B.C
53. Sophocles was died in _____
406
54. Sophocles was born in ______
Colonus
55. At what age did Sophocles win the tragedy competition in his first entry ?
Twenty Eight
56. Who was called the father of Greek Tragedy?
Aeschylus
57. Show many play were written by Sophocles?
More than 120
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58. Show many plays of Sophocles have survived?
Only 7
59. The greats works of Sophocles is
Oedipus Rex
60. Who wrote the play “ Oedipus at Colonus”
Sophocles
61. “Philoctetes” , “Ajax” and “Electra” are written by?
Sophocles
62. Trichinae and Antigone are written by ?
Sophocles
63. Aeschylus first dramatic victory was achieved in ______B.C.
484
64. When was Aeschylus defeated by Sophocles in the drama competition held in
Athens ?
468 B.C
65. When did a Great Plague Break in Athens?
430 B.C
66. Athens and Allies and Sparta and Allies?
Peloponnesian War
67. Which war was fought between
431-405 B.C
68. When did Athens conquer the Island of Melos and Executed its all adult men?
In 416
69. Socrates was bourn in classical Athens in _________B.C
470 B.C
70. Socrates dies in ______B.C.
399 B.C
71. What was the cause of Socrates death ?
Forces Suicide by poisoning
72. Who was Socrates ?
Greek Philosopher
73. Who was the Pupil of Socrates?
Xenophon and Plato
74. Who was Plato ?
Philosopher
75. When was Plato Born?
428 B.C
76. When did Plato died?
348/347 B.C
77. “ The Republic” is written by____
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Plato
78. “The Symposium is written by____
Plato
79. Who wrote “Apology”
Plato
80. “Laws “ and “Georgians “ are Written by
Plato
81. “Timeous” and “Crito” are written by__
Plato
82. Who was Aristotle ?
Greek Philosopher
83. When was Aristotle born?
384 B.C
84. When did Aristotle die?
322 B.C
85. Where was Aristotle Born?
Euboea (Greek)
86. “Ethics” is written by_____
Aristotle
87. “Politics” and “Poetics” are written by____
Aristotle
88. “Tragedy” is a Greek word which means_____
Goat Song
89. What was the name of festival for which plays were produced is classical Greek?
Dionysia
90. True Tragedy is concerned with ______
Sufferings and Sorrows of Heroes or historical Personages
91. Who is Dionysus?
Greek God of Fertility and Wine
92. Why was the drama festival Dionysia held in Greek Era?
To honor God Dionysus

Socrates
93. Socrates was born in______:
470 BC
94. Socrates died in______:
399 BC

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95. Socrates was a classical______ philosopher credited as one of the founders of
Western
Philosophy:
Greek
96. Socrates is renowned for his contribution to the field of ________:
Ethics
97. To understand Socrates one must turn primarily to the works of ________ whose
dialogues are thought the most informative source about Socrates’ life and
philosophy:
Plato

Ovid
98. Ovid was born in_____:
43 BC
99. Ovid was died in_____:
17 AD
100. The real full name of Ovid was______:
Publius Ovidius Naso
101. Ovid was a _______ poet:
Roman
102. Ovid lived during the reign of_____:
Augustus
103. Ovid was a contemporary of______:
Virgil and Horace
104. Ovid is best known for ________:
Metamorphoses
105. Metamorphoses is a ________ book continuous Mythological narrative
written in the
meter of Epic and for collections of love poetry in Elegiac Couplets:
15
106. ________ is a narrative poem beginning with the creation of the world and
ends in
Ovid’s time:
Metamorphoses
107. Metamorphoses consists of adventures of love affairs of ________:
Deities and heroes

Pindar
108. Pindar was an ancient Greek lyric poet from
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109. He was the first Greek poet to reflect on the nature of poetry and on the poet
’s role.
His poetry illustrates the beliefs and values of Archaic Greece at the dawn of
classical
period.
110. About ten days before he died, the goddess Persephone appeared to him and
complained
that she was the only divinity to whom he never composed a rhyme.
111. He died around 440 BC while attending a festival at Argos.
Scholars at the Library of Alexandria collected his compositions in 17 books
organized
according to genre.
112. One book of humnoi “Hymns”, one book of Paines “Paeans” , two books of
dithuramboi
113. “Dithyrambs”, 2 books of Prosadia “Processionals”, 3 books of parthenia “
Song for Light
114. Dance” , 1 book of threnoi “Laments”, 4 books of epinikia “Victory odes” –
above all
115. Epinikia Odes written to commemorate athletic victories, survive in complete
form.
116. His victory Odes are grouped in 4 books: Olympion, Pythian, Isthmian and
Nemean
Games.
117. Longinus likens to a vast fire and Athenaeus refers to him as a Great Voked
Pindar.
118. Pindaric Ode – There are 3 types of stanza in each ode based on choral
positions. Strophe
(right to left), anti-strophe (left to right) and Epode (in a circle).
119. A variation of Pindaric ode called Irregular Ode was developed by Abraham
Cowley
(17th century).

Virgil
120. Virgil was born in _______:
70 BC
121. Virgil died in _______:
19 BC
122. Virgil was nicknamed as _______ because of his social aloofness:
Parlhenias, Maiden
123. Virgil’s “The Aeneid” comprises ________ lines in dactylic hexameter:
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Homer
124. Homer is best known as the author of _______:
Iliad, Odyssey
125. Plato described Homer in his Republic as First teacher of tragedies, Leader
of
Greek culture
126. Odyssey mainly focuses on the ________ hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in
Roman
myths) and his journey home after the fall of Troy:
Greek
127. Odysseus was the king of ________:
Ithaca
128. It takes Odysseus _______ years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan
War:
10
129. Who translated Odyssey into English in 1616?
George Chapman
130. Odyssey is written in _______:
Dactylic hexameter
131. Odyssey is a sequel to the ________:
Iliad

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