BY A. M. MARTIN,
General Secretary C. L. S. C.
I.—QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON “COLLEGE GREEK COURSE IN ENGLISH”—FROM PAGE 187 TO END OF THE BOOK.
1. Q. Who was the third member of the great tragical triumvirate of Greece, Æschylus and Sophocles being the other two? A. Euripides.
2. Q. When was Euripides born, and what noted battle took place the year of his birth? A. 480 B. C., in the year of the battle of Salamis.
3. Q. Where were the closing days of Euripides spent? A. At the court of the king of Macedonia.
4. Q. Who are two of the translators of Euripides? A. R. Potter, who has made a metrical translation, and T. A. Buckley, who has produced a version in prose.
5. Q. From what play of Euripides are the most of the extracts presented by our author taken? A. From the “Alcestis.”
6. Q. Under what title has Robert Browning rendered a version of “Alcestis?” A. “Balaustion’s Adventure.”