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Hi imSKR,

Let me know if this helps.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following plays or groups of plays is considered the latest in the date of its composition?

(A) The Persians
(B) The Danaid tetralogy
(C) The Oresteia
(D) Seven Against Thebes
(E) The Suppliant Women


Explanation: can be inferred from the lines: "The prominence of the chorus in the Suppliant Women now is seen not as a sign of primitivism but as analogous to the massive choral songs of the Oresteia. Statistics have been formulated or reformulated, to show that stylistically The Suppliant Women does actually occupy a position after The Persians and Seven Against Thebes, which now become the "primitive plays, and before the Oresteia. ",implying that Oresteia was finally considered the latest in the date of its composition.



6. The author's attitude toward the "activity" mentioned and its consequences can best be described as one of

(A) amused tolerance
(B) mocking envy
(C) grave doubt
(D) angry disapproval
(E) unrestrained enthusiasm

Explanation: The "activity" is nothing but a total reevaluation of every-chronological criterion that has been applied to or derived from Aeschylus' plays after the discovery of a few letters in the fragment. Author shows the statistics were modified to show that how Suppliant Women came after Persians and Seven Against Thebes. Tolerance and acceptance on Author's part, can be inferred by the lines where he mentions: "While the new doctrine seems almost certainly correct," and later goes on to evaluate the point.
Other options are pretty extreme, author doesn't seem to be showing envy or doubt disapproval or even enthusiasm. A is the best suited answer.



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For question 4:

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suggest the name Archedemides, archon in 463 B.C., thus perhaps tying the plays to that precise date, almost exactly halfway between Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes of 467 B.C. and his Oresteia.
won't 463 be in between 467 and Oresteia? Thus Oresteia becomes 459 AD. That's why i rejected Oresteia. Please suggest
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suggest the name Archedemides, archon in 463 B.C., thus perhaps tying the plays to that precise date, almost exactly halfway between Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes of 467 B.C. and his Oresteia.
won't 463 be in between 467 and Oresteia? Thus Oresteia becomes 459 AD. That's why i rejected Oresteia. Please suggest

Yes, the above is mentioned in the passage, but then later on author also mentions: "The discovery has resulted in no less than a total reevaluation of every-chronological criterion that has been applied to or derived from Aeschylus' plays.", which later on caused formulation of plays, making Oresteia the latest in the date of its composition.


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Hi imSKR,

Let me know if this helps.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following plays or groups of plays is considered the latest in the date of its composition?

(A) The Persians
(B) The Danaid tetralogy
(C) The Oresteia
(D) Seven Against Thebes
(E) The Suppliant Women


Explanation: can be inferred from the lines: "The prominence of the chorus in the Suppliant Women now is seen not as a sign of primitivism but as analogous to the massive choral songs of the Oresteia. Statistics have been formulated or reformulated, to show that stylistically The Suppliant Women does actually occupy a position after The Persians and Seven Against Thebes, which now become the "primitive plays, and before the Oresteia. ",implying that Oresteia was finally considered the latest in the date of its composition.



6. The author's attitude toward the "activity" mentioned and its consequences can best be described as one of

(A) amused tolerance
(B) mocking envy
(C) grave doubt
(D) angry disapproval
(E) unrestrained enthusiasm

Explanation: The "activity" is nothing but a total reevaluation of every-chronological criterion that has been applied to or derived from Aeschylus' plays after the discovery of a few letters in the fragment. Author shows the statistics were modified to show that how Suppliant Women came after Persians and Seven Against Thebes. Tolerance and acceptance on Author's part, can be inferred by the lines where he mentions: "While the new doctrine seems almost certainly correct," and later goes on to evaluate the point.
Other options are pretty extreme, author doesn't seem to be showing envy or doubt disapproval or even enthusiasm. A is the best suited answer.



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HI,

In Q4. if Oresteia was the first one then why is it written "before" : The Suppliant Women does actually occupy a position after The Persians and Seven Against Thebes, which now become the "primitive plays, and before the Oresteia. "
According to this Suppliant Women occupy position after The Persians and Seven Against Thebes, and these occupy before Oresteia.

This is what I understand. Please explain what's wrong i my approach.

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Hi Sajjad1994 bm2201

Do you mind sharing official answers for Q1,2,5 and 7th.

I tried this passage after so many months. Although I could understand the passage but still found total four wrong.

For Q1 , I marked C
For Q2, A vs C
For Q5, D vs E
For Q7, I marked B

Please help.

Thanks @Sajjad1994 bm2201
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