432 EXAMINATION PAPEKS ON Quote passages from Aristophanes in which allusion is made to Sopho- cles and his predecessors. 2. Give the dates of Sophocles' birth and death and of his first tragic victory. What was the title of his first Tragedy, and what the circumstances attending its representation? Discuss the date of the Antigone. Point out any passages which seem to you to refer to the political state of Athens. How does this play serve to connect Sophocles with Herodotus? What further evidence have we in support of this connection ? 3. Give a general description of a Greek theatre, and show how it difiered from a Roman theatre. Explain the terms : 6vfX€rj — Xoyelov — TrpocrKrjviov — Trept'aKTOs — ^ovXcvtlkov. Describe the locality of the theatre of Dionysus at Athens, and quote passages from the dramatists in which s^Decial allusion is made to its situation and construction. 4. Discuss the following questions, (1) The number of Dionysia at Athens : (2) The time of year at which each festival was held : (3) The peculiar circumstances and regulations affecting the audience and the performances at each festival. 5. How were the general expenses of the Dionysiac performances defrayed? What portion fell upon the choragus? What were the duties, privileges and powers attached to this office? To whom were the actors allotted? Mention the na:iies of any who performed in Sophocles' dramas. Assign the several parts of the Antigone to their respective actors. Is there any change of scene in this play? Is the Eccyclema employed? 6. (a) "Ert Se rpLTOV irapa ravra rov fxiXXovra ttoiciv tl twv dvrjKi- (TToov Sl ayvoiav dvayvwptorat irpXv TroLTJaaL, koX irapa ravra ovk Icrrtv aXXca?. 7j yap Trpa^aL dvdyKT] rj jxij' kol ctSoras rj /jlt] etSoras. tovto)V Sk to jxlv yivw- CTKovra fJiiXXrjaaL koI fxrj irpd^ai ■)(eipi(TTOV. to T€ yap fxiapov c^et Kat ov TpayLKov ctTra^es y^P' StoTrcp ovSets Trotet o/aoicos et ixrj oAtyaKts* olov iv
- AvTiy6vrj Tov Kpeovra o At/xcov.
Translate this passage and explain the allusion. How does the Scho- liast excuse the incident? What is your own opinion on the subject? (^) XOP. "AfJLcfiO) yap avToi Kat KaTaKTcivai voets; KP. ov rifv ye ^xyj Oiyovcrav ev yap ovv Xeycts. Give the substance of Hermann's comment on these lines. How would you explain their introduction by Sophocles?
