1. How does Greek lyric differ from epic in form and purpose? What are the distinctive characteristics of Sappho's and Pindar's lyrics?
2. What was the Greek theory of music? Who originated that theory and how did it develop?
3. What are the origins of Greek tragedy? How did this form evolve through the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides?
4. What are the probable origins of Greek comedy? How did Aristophenes' comedies function as social commentary?
5. How did the Greek view of history differ from the Near Eastern and Hebrew views? How did the practice of historiography develop through the writings of Herodotus and Thucydides?
6. What were the major stylistic phases of Greek vase painting? What are the defining characteristics of each style?
7. How did the representation of the human form develop through Archaic and Classical sculpture? How does this development reflect the evolution of Greek humanism and rational thought?
8. What are the defining characteristics of the Doric and Ionic orders? How do the structures of the Athenian Acropolis represent these orders? How do the Acropolis buildings both conform to and deviate from the ideals of symmetria and rhythmos?
9. What effect did the Peloponnesian War have on the development of Greek architecture?
10. What were the essential Greek contributions to later Western civilization? In what ways has that legacy been passed down?