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Brief Questions : 2013 - 2018, Fourth Year
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01- a) Name the three great masters of Greek Tragedy. Ans : They are Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
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13- a) Who arranged the funeral games in Homer's Iliad'?
22- j) What suspicion did Creon have against Medea?
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37- a) Why did Thetis disguise her son Achilles?
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49- a) How did Calchas advise Agamemnon?
61- a) Who was Apollo?
02- b) Between which countries was the Trojan War fought?
Ans : The Trojan War was fought between Greece and Troy. (2016- f)
03- c) Who is Chryseis?
Ans : Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses, the priest in Apollo in troy.
04- d) Who is Calchas?
Ans : Calchas was the Greek Prophet who played a major part the Trojan War.
05- e) Name The plays of the Argive Trilogy
Ans : The Argive Trilogy consists of three tragedies by Aeschylus namely : Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.
06- f) What happened to Iphigenia?
Ans : She was killed by her father, Agamemnon.
07- g) Where is Medea's house?
Ans : Medea's house is Corinth.
08- h) What is Lethe?
Ans : Lethe is a river in Hades. It is believed that the water of this river, when drunk, made the souls of the dead forget their life an earth. OR In Greek Mythology, Lethe is the river of underworld or Hades. All those who drank it's water experienced complete forgetfulness. (2016- j)
09- i) Who ts Apollo?
Ans : Apollo is the god of Song and music.
10- j) Name the two travellers in 'The Frogs'.
Ans : The two travellers in 'The Frogs' are Dionysus and Xanthias. (2018- i)
11- k) Who is Dionysus?
Ans : According to Greek mythology, Dionysus is the god of fertility, wine and patron (পৃষ্টপোষক) of the Drama. (2017- g) of ritual madness.
12- l) What Does "Deus Ex Machina" means?
Ans : 'Deus Ex Machina' is a Latin expression meaning a god from machine. (2018- k)
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13- a) Who arranged the funeral games in Homer's Iliad'?
Ans : Achilles arranged the funeral games in homer's Iliad.
14- b) Who was Menelaus?
Ans : According to Greek mythology, Menelaus, the husband of Helen of Troy, was a king of Mycenaean Sparta.
15- c) What was the name of King Priam's wife?
Ans : The name of king Priam's wife was Hecuba.
16- d) Who is Xanthias?
Ans : Xanthias is the slave of Dionysus. (2017- k)
17- e) Who was Clytemnestra?
Ans : Clytemnestra was the queen of Argos and wife of Agamemnon.
18- f) What was Agamemnon's dilemma?
Ans : Agamemnon faced the dilemma of whether or not to kill his own daughter for the sake of the state. (2018 -c)
19- g) Why did Theseus go to the underworld?
Ans : Theseus went to the underworld in order to return a favour to pirithous who helped him to kidnap Helen.
20- h) Who was Pelias?
Ans : According to Greek mythology, Pelias is the King of Iolcus, was the son of the god Poseidon and Tyro.
21- i) Who was Seneca?
Ans : Seneca was a Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist.
22- j) What suspicion did Creon have against Medea?
Ans. Creon had the suspicion against Medea that she might harm her daughter. (2016- h, 2018- h)
23- k) Whom did Pluto marry?
Ans : Pluto married Proserpine.
24- l) How did Phaedra die?
Ans : Phaedra committed suicide.
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25- a) What is an epic?
25- a) What is an epic?
Ans : An epic is a long narrative poem in grand style narrating the deeds of a historical or legendary hero. (2018- j)
26- b) What was the most vulnerable part of Achilles body?
Ans : The most vulnerable part of Achilles body was his heel.
27- c) Why did Medea decide to kill her own children?
Ans : Media decided to kill her own children in order to take revenge on Jason. (2018- b)
28- d) What type of a comedy is 'The Frogs'?
Ans : The Frogs' falls into the comedy of ideas.
29- e) What were Molossians?
Ans : Molossians were Cretan and Spartan hounds.
30- f) What are the rules of the contest as announced by Dionysus?
Ans : The rules of the contest as announced by Dionysus are that there will be no second hand imagery, no wastage of time, no pointless decoration and no elegance of expression.
31- g) When did Phaedra confess her sin?
31- g) When did Phaedra confess her sin?
Ans : Phaedra confessed her sin after the dead body of Hyppolytus had been carried to the palace.
32- h) Who guarded the 'Golden Fleece'?
Ans : A dragon that never slept guarded the 'Golden Fleece'.
33- i) Why did Achilles withdraw himself from the battlefields?
Ans : Achilles withdrew himself from the battle as he became angry with Agamemnon who demanded Achilles' Battle prize 'Briseis'. (2017- j)
34- j) Who is the paramour of Clytemnestra?
Ans : Aegisthus is the paramour of Clytemnestra.
35- k) Who made the shield for Achilles?
Ans : Aegisthus made the shield for Achilles.
36- l) Who are the three masters of Greek tragedy?
Ans : The three great masters of Greek tragedy are Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. (2017- f)
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37- a) Why did Thetis disguise her son Achilles?
Ans : Thetis disguised her son Achilles because she knew that he could die young if he went to war.
38- b) Why did Hippolytus become a Misogynist?
Ans : Hippolytus became a misogynist (স্ত্রী-বিদ্বেষী) because he had devotion (আসক্তি) to Artemis.
39- c) How does Medea become the symbol of all suffering women of all ages?
39- c) How does Medea become the symbol of all suffering women of all ages?
Ans : Medea in her suffering, transcends the personal level and becomes the symbol of the suffering women of all ages.
40- d) Why was Phaedra angry with Theseus?
Ans : Phaedra was angry with Theseus as he had broken his promise to give her company regularly.
41- e) Who are the eminent (বিখ্যাত) Eleusinian deities?
Ans : The eminent Eleusinian deities are Persephone, Demeter and Iacchus.
42- f) Between which countries was the Trojan War fought?
Ans : (2013- b)
43- g) What is Cassandra's belief about the fate of all men?
Ans : Cassandra believes that people cannot change their fate although someone can foretell their future.
44- h) What suspicion did Creon have against Medea?
Ans : (2014- j, 2018- h)
45- i) What was Hippolytus's attitude towards women in the city?
Ans : Hippolytus considered women in the city to be the prime mover of all wickedness. He believed that for their adulteries, cities had been burnt and a nation had fought with another nation. (2018- g)
46- j) What is Lethe?
Ans : (2013- h)
47- k) Why did Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon?
Ans : Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon partly to avenge the death of her daughter Iphigenia whom Agamemnon had sacrificed, partly because of her adulterous love for Aegithus and partly as an agent for the curse on agamemnon's family.
48- l) Why did Dionysus decide to go to the Hades?
Ans : Dionysus decided to go the Hades to bring a dead playwright back from the underwater to restore quality to Greek drama and to demonstrate Athens how to become great again. (2018- e)
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49- a) How did Calchas advise Agamemnon?
Ans : Calchas advised Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter to mollify (প্রশমিত করা) angry Artemis.
50- b) What was Hector's last request to Achilles?
Ans : Hector pleaded Achilles to hand over his dead body to his kinsmen for proper burial.
51- c) What is the meaning of the word 'Iliad'?
Ans : The meaning of the word 'Iliad' is The Tale of Troy'.
52- d) Why did Agamemnon refuse to walk on the red carpet?
Ans : Agamemnon refused to walk on the red carpet as walking on a red carpet, which was meant for gods, was an act of pride.
53- e) Who was Iphigenia?
Ans : Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon. Agamemnon sacrificed her to please Artemis.
54- f) Who are the three masters of Greek tragedy?
Ans : (2015- l)
55- g) Who is Dionysus?
Ans : (2013- k)
56- h) What is Leviathan?
Ans : Leviathan refers to a sea monster mentioned in the old testament.
57- i) How did Hippolytus feel at the proposal of love from Phaedra?
57- i) How did Hippolytus feel at the proposal of love from Phaedra?
Ans : Hippolytus was deeply shocked at the proposal of love from Phaedra.
58- j) Why did Achilles withdraw himself from the battlefield?
Ans : (2015- i)
59- k) Who was Xanthias?
Ans : (2014- d)
60- l) Who is the boatman in 'The Frogs'?
Ans : Charon is the boatman in The Frogs'.
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61- a) Who was Apollo?
Ans : Apollo, the son of Zeus and Leto, was the god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the sun and light, poetry and more.
62- b) Why did Medea decide to kill her children?
Ans : (2015- c) Media decided to kill her own children in order to take revenge on Jason.
63- c) What was Agamemnon's dilemma?
Ans : (2014- f) Agamemnon faced the dilemma of whether or not to kill his own daughter for the sake of the state.
64- d) What is the tradition in Hades?
64- d) What is the tradition in Hades?
Ans : The tradition of Hades is that when a great artist passes away, he is allowed to sit next to Plato in the Prytaneion.
65- e) Why did Dionysus decide to go to the Hades?
Ans : (2016- l) Dionysus decided to go the Hades to bring a dead playwright back from the underwater to restore quality to Greek drama and to demonstrate Athens how to become great again.
66- f) Who made the shield of Achilles?
Ans : Hephaestus made the shield for Achilles.
67- g) What was Hippolytus's attitude towards women in the city?
Ans : (2016- i) Hippolytus considered women in the city to be the prime mover of all wickedness. He believed that for their adulteries, cities had been burnt and a nation had fought with another nation.
68- h) What suspicion did Creon have against Medea?
Ans : (2016- h, 2014- j) Creon had the suspicion against Medea that she might harm her daughter.
69- i) Name the two travellers in "The Frogs'.
Ans : (2013- j) The two travellers in 'The Frogs' are Dionysus and Xanthias.
70- j) What is an epic?
Ans : (2015 -a) An epic is a long narrative poem in grand style narrating the deeds of a historical or legendary hero.
71- k) What does 'Deus Ex Machina' mean?
Ans : (2013- l) 'Deus Ex Machina' is a Latin expression meaning a god from machine.
72- l) What was Eleusinia?
Ans : Eleusinia was the great festival observed by the Athenians every five years at Eleusis in Attica.
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73-a) What is Invocation?
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74-b) What incident led to the War of Troy?
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75-c) Who is Calchas?
Ans : 2013-d
76-d) Why was Agamemnon reluctant to walk on the red carpet?
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77-e) Why did Jason betray Medea?
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78-f) What does beacon fire suggest?
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79-g) What gift did Medea send to Glauce?
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80-h) What does Aristophanes mean by frogs?
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81-i) Who is Xanthias?
Ans : 2014-d
82-j) How many books are there in The Iliad?
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83-k) Why did Theseus curse Hippolytus?
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84-l) What was the cause of quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles?
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