1- What were the basic features and limitations of Greek democracy?

2- how did Greek political life demonstrate both the best and the worst features of freedom as well as both the capabilities and limitations of reason?

3- why is the Greek political experience crucial to the shaping of the western tradition?

4- how did the per-Socratic thinkers make the transition from myth to reason?

5- how did the sophists and Socrates advance the tradition of reason and humanism?

6- what do Plato and Aristotle have in common? How do they differ?

7- how did Greek drama, art, and historiography contribute to the tradition of reason and humanism?

8- what are the basic differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic ages?

9- what prescription did each of the Hellenistic philosophies offer for achieving happiness?

10- what is the enduring significance of Stoicism for the modern world?