Pass School. Group A. 1.

Aristotle; Pol. I, III, VII.

1. Translate, with comments:

(1) Ο κοινωνῶν λόγου τοσοῦτον ὅσον αἰσθάνεσθαι ἀλλὰ μὴ ἔχειν.

(2) Εὐλογώτατα μισεῖται ἡ ὀβολοστατικὴ διὰ τὸ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ τοῦ νομίσματος εἶναι τὴν κτῆσιν καὶ οὐκ ἐφ' ὅπερ ἐπορίσθη.

(3) Ενίαις γὰρ οὐκ ἔστι δῆμος, οὐδ ̓ ἐκκλησίαν νομίζουσιν ἀλλὰ συγκλήτους, καὶ τὰς δίκας δικάζουσι κατὰ μέρος.

(4) Ὁ μὲν οὖν τὸν νόμον κελεύων ἄρχειν δοκεῖ κελεύειν ἄρχειν τὸν θεὸν καὶ τὸν νοῦν μόνους, ὁ δ ̓ ἄνθρωπον κελεύων προστίθησι καὶ θηρίον.

(5) Αὐτῇ γὰρ ἐμπορικὴν, ἀλλ ̓ οὐ τοῖς ἄλλοις δεῖ εἶναι τὴν πόλιν.

(6) Τὸ μὲν γὰρ λέγειν εὐχῆς ἔργον ἐστί, τὸ δὲ συμβῆναι τύχης.

2. Explain :ή Δελφικὴ μάχαιρα, ἡ χρηματιστική, τὰ συμβόλαια, αἰσυμνήτης, παμβασιλεία, αὐταρκεία, τὸ ἐπιβατικόν.

3. Distinguish between-δούλοι, βάναυσοι, θῆτες, περιοίκαι, μετοίκοι.

4. In what sense was Aristotle a Socialist?

5. Where in Aristotle's classification of states would you place the British Constitution and the French Republic ? Give reasons for your answers.

6. Sketch briefly Aristotle's Ideal State.

7. What is Aristotle's opinion of (1) philosophers, (2) shopkeepers, (3) women, (4) sailors, (5) priests ?

8. To what extent is the good man identical with the good citizen?

9. Criticise Aristotle's account of (1) slavery, (2) moneylending, (3) ostracism, (4) education.

[T. T. 1880.]

Pass School. Group A. 1.

Herodotus, VII-IX.

1. Translate and explain with reference to the context:

(1) Κατέχωσαν οἱ βάρβαροι βάλλοντες, οἱ μὲν ἐξ ἐναντίης ἐπισπόμενοι καὶ τὸ ἔρυμα τοῦ τείχεος συγχώσαντες, οἱ δὲ περιελθόντες πάντοθε περισταδόν.

(2) Καὶ τὸ μὲν ἀπ ̓ ἡμέων οὕτω ἀκίβδηλον ἐὸν νέμεται ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐς πᾶσαν ἀρρωδίην τότε ἀπικόμενοι μὴ ὁμολογήσωμεν τῷ Πέρσῃ, ἐπεὶ ἐξεμάθετε τὸ ἡμέτερον φρόνημα σαφέως, λόγον οὐδένα τῶν ̓Αθηναίων ποιέεσθε.

(3) Σὺ μέντοι ἔτι ἔχων λόγον τοιόνδε μήτε προσέλθης ἔμοιγε, μήτε συμβουλεύσῃς χάριν ἴσθι τε ἐὼν ἀπαθής.

(4) Ἐκ δὲ ἱροῦ τῆς Προνητης βοή τε καὶ ἀλαλαγμὸς ἐγένετο.

(5) Σταθμησάμενος γὰρ ὅκως ἐξελεύσεταί οἱ τὸ λοιπὸν τοῦ ποδὺς ἀπέταμε ταρσὸν ἑωυτοῦ.

2. What do you gather from the text of Herodotus as to the sources from which he derived his information?

3. Mention some of the principal oracles quoted by Herodotus, and the manner of their fulfilment.

4. What were the chief errors of Xerxes' strategy?

5. Illustrate from these books the venality of Hellenic politicians.

6. Where were the following places, and in connexion with what events are they mentioned; Acanthus, Cythera, Doriscus, Sciathus, Tithorea?

7. Give an account of the Battle of Mycale.

8. What do you know of Boges, Ameinocles, Hydarnes, Chilon, Masistes, Masistius, Murichides, Gorgo, Ephialtes?

[T. T. 1880.]