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1. Which did Alcaeus and Sappho NOT have in common?
Aristocratic background on Lesbos
Expressed regrets about physical appearance
Lived among a group of women possibly as their teacher
Lyric poetry

2. Cylon was not
Married to a foreigner
An Olympic winner
Popularly supported
A tyrant

3. Which reform did Lycurgus NOT bring to the Spartans?
Division of the citizenry into Spartiates, Helots, and perioeci
Establishment of common messes
Institution of the Elders (gerousia)
Redistribution of land

4. What did the Greeks NOT say about the laws of Lycurgus?
He made them up
They came from Athens
They came from Crete
They came from the Delphic Oracle

5. Which happened during the Archaic period?
Athenian democracy reached its full form
Greeks and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War
Milesian philosophers replaced the Athenian philosophers
Pan-hellenic games began

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