2. When and where did Samuel resign his office of judge?

3. Character and deeds of Jonathan, Saul's son?

16. Story of Jehu's accession?
17. End of Jezebel?

18. Who plundered Jerusalem?
19. What new enemy invaded Israel?

4. Sinful haste of Saul, and his punish- 20. Who invaded Judah; and how did he ment?

5. Saul's disobedience of a divine command? 21.
6. Whom did Samuel anoint as
successor?

7. Story of David and Goliath ?

Saul's

22.

8. Why was Saul jealous of David, and how did he show his feelings?

9. Conduct of David thereupon? 10. Condition of Saul after the death Samuel?

11. Story of the witch of Endor? 12. Death of Saul?

13. Policy of David, after Saul's death? 14. Course of Abner?

15. His end, and that of Ishbosheth? 16. Who were the Jebusites?

23.

treat his captives?

To what people did the Israelites soon
after become tributary?

What led to the ruin of Israel?
When, and by whom, was Samaria
taken; and the Israelites carried away
captive?

24. To whom was their country given ? of 25. Origin of the Samaritans ?

17. What important city did David capture?
18. War with the Philistines, and its results?
19. What alliance did David enter into?
20. His conquests and treasures?

21. His sin in the matter of Uriah?

22. Its punishment?

SEC. 7.—History of the Kingdom of Judah. 1. Rehoboam's conduct, and how was it punished?

2. How is the account of Shishak's power
confirmed?

3. How did he treat Jerusalem ?
4. Victory of Abijah?

5. Asa's character, and deeds?

6. How did he exhibit his distrust in the

divine favour?

7. Character of Jehoshaphat?

8. Of what folly was he guilty?

23. History of Absalom's and of Sheba's con- 9. How did he suffer for it?

named ?

21.

Of what impiety was he guilty, and
Character and power of Jotham?
how punished?

Wicked deeds of Ahaz, and the calami-
ties of his reign?

22. Character of Hezekiah?

23. What ancient relic did he destroy, and why?

24. Of what folly was he guilty?

6. Who built Samaria; and why was it so 25. How was his wavering faith confirmed? 26. What miracle was wrought to save his capital?

7. Omri's successor; and his character ? 8. Who instigated him to commit idolatry? 9. Story of Elijah and the priests of Baal? 10. Who invaded Israel at this time, and with what success?

11. Story of Naboth and his vineyard?

12. Story of Elijah's calling down fire from heaven?

13. End of Enjah?

27. Embassy of the king of Babylon ?
28. His folly on the occasion?

29. Character and conduct of Manasseh, his
successor?

30. How did he treat Isaiah?

31.

How did Jerusalem suffer in consequence of his crimes ?

32. How was he treated?

14. Success of Benhadad's attempt to cap- 33. His latter end?

ture Elisha?

15. Fate of Benhadadnd his army?

34. Character and conduct of his son?

35. Character and conduct of Josiah?

1. What is the Zend-a-vesta? 2. What, the Dabistan ?

3. What, the Shah Nameh ; and its author? 4. The principal Greek authorities for the history of Persia ?

15.

How was the fate of a Persian army generally decided?

16.

Why was the defeat of the army the conquest of the kingdom?

SEC. 4.-History of the Medes and Persians under the Kaianían Dynasty.

1. Of what country were Media and Persia once provinces ?

2. Who rescued Media from a state of anarchy ?

3. His deeds, and how interrupted?

4. Under whom did the Median power obtain its highest glory?

5. How long did the ravages of the Scythian
host continue?

6. How were the Scythians destroyed?
7. What occasioned the war between Media
and Lydia?

8. The most memorable event of this war?
9. By whom was Nineveh destroyed?
10. The next exploit of Cyaxares?
11. Who was Astyages?
12. The parents of Cyrus?
13. His early history?
14. Story of Daniel?

15. How is he described in some Jewish traditions?

16. First act of Cyrus toward the Jews?
17. Where was he buried?

18. The inscription on his tomb?
19. His successor, and his conquests?

5. What is said of the narrative of Hero-20. dotus?

6. What Persian history do we find in the Bible?

7. The result of modern philological re-
searches?

SEC. 3.-Social and Political Condition of
Ancient Persia.

1. To whose incursions has central Asia
always been exposed?

2. Who were the Arii; and the meaning of the word?

3. To what was their early success owing? 4. Who was Jemshid?

5. Who overthrew the Medes?

6. Religion of the Magi?

7. How were they treated by Cyrus?

8. Who was Zoroaster, and what was his system?

9. The author of the system of Castes?

21.

By what folly of his was his army destroyed?

What prevented him from carrying his arms into Western Africa?

22. His death?

SEC. 5.-History of the Persians under the
Hystaspid Dynasty.

1. By whom was Smerdis raised to the
throne ?

2. His successor and his title?

3. What great philosopher lived in his time?
4. How did Darius secure his title?
5. What city revolted, and how was it

taken?

6. What country did he next invade, and with what success?

7. Expedition under Mardonius? 8. Second expedition, and how destroyed? 9. Purpose of Xerxes, his successor ? 10. Repulse at the straits of Thermopyla ?

SEC. 2.-Social and Political Condition of 17. His success?

10. To what did the Romans compel him? 11. The cause of the second Punic war? 12. Its results?

13. What powerful rival was raised up in Africa itself?

14. His country's ingratitude to Hannibal? 15. His death?

16. What aggressions were made against the Carthaginian territory?

17. What internal dissensions arose?

2. Its eight countries?

3. What is said of Arcadia and its inhabitants?

4. Of Laconia ?

5. Of Messenia, and its inhabitants?
6. Of Argolis?

7. Of Elis?

8. What celebrated games were celebrated near Pisa, every five years?

9. Where was Achaia, and its inhabitants?

18. How was a war with Massinissa pro- 10. The most ancient city in Greece? voked?

19. Pretext for the third Punic war? 20. Fate of Carthage?

11. How was the Peloponnesus connected with Hellas?

12.

Situation of Corinth?

15. To what did it owe its power?

SEC. 3.-The Grecian Islands in the Egean
and Mediterranean Seas.

1. For what was Tenedos remarkable?
2. Why was Lemnos dedicated to Vulcan ?
3. Where was Lesbos situated?

4. For what was Chios celebrated?

5. For what Delos ?

6. For what Paros?

7. What great poet was buried in Ios?

8. Their imports from the neighbouring 8. What philosopher was born in Samos?

countries?

9. From the interior of Africa?

9. What book in the New Testament was written in Patmos ?

10. How was this lucrative commerce con- 10. What distinguished physician was born cealed ?

CHAPTER VIII.

THE FOUNDATION OF THE GRECIAN STATES.

SEC. 1.-Geographical Outline of Hellas.

1. Boundaries of Greece?

2. Its extent and area?

3. Advantages of its situation?

4. Its three great divisions?

5. Describe Thessaly.

6. How was it ruined?

7. Describe Epirus.

8. For what was it celebrated?

9. The nine countries of central Greece? 10. Dimensions and productions of Attica? 11. For what was Citharon celebrated? 12. What is said of Boeotia?

13. In what district were Helicon and Parnassus?

14. Where was the temple of Delphi? 15. What is said of Delphi?

16. Where was the pass of Thermopyla ? 17. What is said of the Acarnanians?

11.

in Cos?

For what was Crete celebrated.? 12. The favourite island of Venus?

SEC. 4.-The Ionian Isles.

1. For what is Corcyra celebrated?

2. For what Ithaca?

3. For what Zathynthus ?

4. For what Cytherea?

SEC. 5.-Social and Political Condition of

Greece.

1. Between what two races was Greece

divided?

2. For what were the Ionians remarkable? 3. Their characteristics?

4. For what were the Dorians remarkable? 5. Their characteristics?

6. The chief characteristic of Grecian policy?

7. The most marked feature in the political aspect of Greece?

8. What did the supremacy of the principal state include?

9. Why was political science so rapidly developed in Greece?

SEC. 2.-Geographical Outline of the Pelo- 10. The common bond of union of the Hel

12. Effects of the two systems?

128. How long did the siege last?

13. What oracles and temples were national? 29. 14. Which was the more superstitious, the Dorian or the Ionian race?

15. Seat and prerogatives of the Amphictyonic council?

16. The great public games?

17. What said of these games?

18. What remark is made of the constitutions of the Grecian states?

19. How was labour esteemed? 20. Their attention to finance?

21. What, after a while, made heavy taxa-
tion necessary?

22. What other source of expense existed?
23. What is said of the dicasts or jurymen?
24. The influence of poets and orators?
25. What circumstances rendered the dura-
tion of the constitution brief, though
glorious?

SEC. 6. The traditional History of Greece,
from the Earliest Ages to the Commence-
ment of the Trojan War.

1. The first inhabitants of Greece?

2. Their earliest approaches to civilization? 3. The first tribe that acquired supremacy in Greece?

4. Their first city, and when built ?

5. Their founder, and with what patriarch contemporary ?

6. Pelasgic remains, describe.

7. How long did the Pelasgi flourish in Greece?

8. The founder of the Hellenes?

9. Their progress?

10. Their four great branches ?

11. Whence these names?

12. The common attribute of ancient traditions?

13. History of Deucalion's immediate descendants?

30.

The effect of this expedition on Greece and civilization?

What is said of the military weapons
used in the siege of Troy?

SEC. 7.-Grecian History, from the Trojan
War to the Establishment of the Greek
Colonies in Asia.

1. Whose descendants peopled the Pelo-
ponnesus?

2. Their rivals, who?

3. The Heraclidæ, who?
4. By whom banished?

5. What efforts did they make to regain
their country?

7.

6. Their final success, how secured?
How did it happen that Sparta always
had two kings?

8. What became of the Pelopida?

9. How was the war of the Dorians with the Athenians terminated?

10.

Why was royalty abolished in Athens ? 11. By whom was Eolia settled?

12. Conduct of the younger sons of Codrus ? 13. What third series of Greek colonies was established in Asia?

14. By whom was Sicily settled?

15.

Why did the Greeks seldom settle in the interior of a country?

16. What remark is made of the Greek colonies?

CHAPTER IX.

THE HISTORY THE GRECIAN STATES AND COLO-
NIES, BEFORE THE PERSIAN WAR.

SEC. 1.-Topography of Sparta.

1. By what other name was Sparta known ? 2. How was it built?

14. Under whom did an Egyptian colony 3. How was it protected?

settle in Attica?

15. Who founded Thebes?

16. What did he introduce into Greece?
17. What circumstances impeded the pro-
gress of civilization?

18. What league was founded, in order to
resist these incursions?

19. With what was Greece infested at this time?

20. Mention some of their most celebrated opponents.

21. The most celebrated events of this period?

22. Describe the Argonautic expedition; its objects and results?

23. The story of Edipus and his sons? 24. The consequence of these wars? 25. Story of Podarkes or Priam ?

26. Story of Helen?

27. The expedition against Troy?

4. What buildings were contained in the great square?

5. Describe the portico.

6. Where was the temple of Minerva ?
7. How did the public edifices of Sparta
compare with those of Athens ?

8. What, and where, was the Hippodro-
mos?

9. What the Platanista?

SEC. 2.-Legislation of Lycurgus, and the
Messenian Wars.

1. How did the Dorian conquerors treat the
original inhabitants ?

2. How long were the Spartans fighting with the Argives?

3. The lawgiver of Sparta ?

4. His great object?

5. What institution did he originate?

6. What is said of the ephori?