Question

CHORUS:
He’s taught himself speech and wind-swift thought,
trained his feelings for communal civic life . . . .



According to the passage, what did the ancient Greek culture value?

silence
knowledge
ignorance
disorder

Answer 1

Based on the given passage above, the value that the ancient Greek culture value is knowledge. The correct answer would be the second option. Based on the passage, it is mentioned that "he taught himself speech, and wind-swift thought" and also he is training himself for a life that would involve interacting with others. So the best choice would be "knowledge".

Answer 2

This comes from the book “Early Greek and Political Thought from Homer to the Sophists”  edited and translated by Michael Gagarin and Paul Woodruff. The Greek society was based on great social, cultural and political thought which has been the cornerstone for Western society.

Question: According to the passage, what did the ancient Greek culture value?

Answer: B. knowledge