What are the features of Athenian democracy as described by Pericles in the Funerary Oration?

1) In your own words, what are the features of Athenian democracy as described by Pericles in the
Funerary Oration? How do these differ from current models of representative democracy?

According to Socrates Apology, what is the relation between the possibility of living an examined life
and the specific community in which it is to be lived?

Choose two of the questions listed below. Do not choose more than one question addressing a reading from the
same author. Answer each question with a short essay (as a guide, aim for a max. of 500 words for each answer).
In total, the answers should not exceed four pages long when set at 12pts font and double spaced. Upload your
answers to Turnitin.
This test covers the material from Coleman, Thucydides,and the Socratic dialogues Apologyand Crito. Answers
should be based on those texts, plus the class lecturesand discussions. All direct quotes and citations from the
readings should be properly indicated. External sources are neither required nor encouraged (i.e., this is not a
research paper). Papers will be graded out of 100 points.
Excellent essays (90-100) will draw directly on the readings and interpret specific passages, showing knowledge of
the arguments presented in the text, as well as providing athoughtful and complete answers to the question
chosen. Good essays (80-89) will be ones that present familiarity with the arguments of the texts, basing their
answers on at least a superficial reading of them, even if direct textual evidence is not provided. Excellent and
good essays will be well organized and adhere to proper grammar and style. Average and unsatisfactory essays (79
and below) will be ones that do not engage meaningfully with the readings; fail to show at least a general
understanding of the arguments; do not answer the question or only address it partially;are disorganized or
incoherent;and/or are difficult to understand due to lack of grammar. Plagiarized essays will receive a failing

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