Rhetorical Insights

What personal experience influenced the speaker's interest in the dynamics between elites and non-elites?

• Living in a foreign country

• Working in a government position

• Transferring to a troubled high school

• Attending a private school

What contradiction did the speaker find in the orator's speech?

• The orator supported both sides of a political argument.

• The orator ignored the existence of social classes.

• The orator criticized the elite while also claiming to be more elite.

• The orator praised both the elite and the common people equally.

What was the focus of the speaker's first published article?

• The role of women in ancient Greece

• The economic systems of Athens

• Views of sea power in 4th century BC

• The architecture of Greek temples

How does the speaker view the period after the Peloponnesian War?

• As a time of decline and failure

• As a period of economic prosperity

• As a vibrant and successful recovery

• As a time of political instability

What question does the speaker aim to answer about Athenian democracy?

• What were its economic impacts?

• Why did it fail so quickly?

• Why was it a success for so long?

• How did it influence modern democracies?