Second Term Exam : Civilisation and Education

من طرف **SAADI** الإثنين فبراير 14, 2011 3:57 pm

PART ONE: READING (15 pts)

A.COMPREHENSION 07pts

Read the text carefully then do the activities

For most of Greek history, education was private, except in Sparta. During the Hellenistic period, some city-states established public schools. Only wealthy families could afford a teacher. Boys learned how to read, write and quote literature. They also learned to sing and play one musical instrument and were trained as athletes for military service. They studied not for a job but to become an effective citizen. Girls also learned to read, write and do simple arithmetic so they could manage the household. They almost never received education after childhood.

Boys went to school at the age of seven, or went to the barracks, if they lived in Sparta. The three types of teachings were: grammatistes for arithmetic, kitharistes for music and dancing, and Paedotribae for sports.

Boys from wealthy families attending the private school lessons were taken care by a paidagogos, a household slave selected for this task who accompanied the boy during the day. Classes were held in teachers' private houses and included reading, writing, mathematics, singing, and playing the lyre and flute. When the boy became 12 years old the
schooling started to include sports as wrestling, running, and throwing discus and javelin. In Athens some older youths attended academy for the finer disciplines such as culture, sciences, music, and the arts. The schooling ended at age 18, followed by military training in the army usually for one or two years.

A small number of boys continued their education after childhood, as in the Spartan agoge. A crucial part of a wealthy teenager's education was a mentorship with an elder.The teenager learned by watching his mentor talking about politics in the agora, helping him perform his public duties, exercising with him in the gymnasium and attending symposia with him. The richest students continued their education by studying with famous teachers. Some of Athens' greatest such schools included the Lyceum (the so-called Peripatetic school founded by Aristotle of Stageira) and the Platonic Academy (founded by Plato of Athens). The education system of the wealthy ancient Greeks is also called Paideia.

1-Choose the general idea of the text: a)The History of the Greek Civilisation.

b)Education in Ancient Greece.

2-Write the letter which corresponds to the right completion.

A.Education used to be …………………throughout almost all the Greek history.

a)public. b)private . c)co-educational.

B.The main purpose of teaching boys was to……………………………………..

a)get a job. b) be teachers c) be good citizens.

C.A paidagogos was………………………………………………………………

a) a household slave. b)a mentor. c ) a teacher.

D.Paideia refers to the ancient Greek…………………………………………

a) types of teaching. b) education system of the wealthy. c) finer disciplines.

3-In which paragraph are ……………………….mentioned?

A.the types of teaching

B.the most famous Greek schools

4-Answer the following questions according to the text.

A.Was the kind of learning in ancient Greece similar for boys and girls?

B.How long did the schooling of boys generally last?

C.What were the three types of teaching at that time?

D.Who used to teach the wealthy teenagers after childhood?

5-What or who do the underlined words in bold refer to in the text?

B.EXPLORTATION 08ts

1-Find in the text words that are synonyms to the followings:

a)competent §01 b)comprised §02 c)responsibilities §04

2-Complete the chart as shown in the example.

word	adjective
education	educational
arithmetics	…………..
sport	…………..
science	………….

3-Give the correct form(s) of the verbs in brackets.

A.If education had been public, Greece probably (not have ) as many scientists and philosophers.

B.Iwish I (live ) in the time of ancient Greece.

4-Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).

A. a)Boys from wealthy families attending the private school lessons were taken care by a

paidagogos.

b)A paidagogos…………………………………………………….the private school lessons.

B. a) “Why don’t we revise our lessons together?” the pupil said.

b) The pupil suggested………………………………………..

C. a) In spite of all the reforms implemented recently, the educational level remains the same.

b)Reforms have been implemented recently……………………………………………….

D. a)If you work harder ,you ‘ll succeed.

b)Unless…………………………….

5-Classify the words according to the pronunciation of their final “ed”.

learned -continued - included - established - selected .

6.Fill in the gaps with words from the list.

human - learning - of - word - made - self .

In ancient Greek the ……1…paideia means “education” or “instruction”.Paideia was the process …2…..educating humans into their true form,the real and genuine ……3…nature.Since …4…..government was important to the Greeks ,paideia, combined with ethos (habit),…5…. aman good and made him capable as a citizen or a king.This education was not about ..…6…..a trade or an art but was about training for liberty and nobility.

PART TWO: WRITING (05pts)

Write a composition of about 80 to 120 lines on one of the following topics.

Either topic one:Write a comparative essay in which you point out the differences and similarities of both the private and public education. You may use the following notes:

free - expensive fees – strict – easy going - selected programmes and tools- (un)trained and (un)experienced /enthusiastic /reluctant teachers - attractive/clean /discipline –overcrowded /dirty classes/……

Or topic two: What do you think of “Paideia” ,the system of education of the ancienGreek?
Wouldyou like to study under such a system of education? Say why?