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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose monologue opens The Clouds?

2. How many members of the Chorus of Acharnians have been elected to serve as an ambassador?

3. Where does the council invite the Great King's Eye to dinner?

4. Who does Dikaiopolis enlist to help him before the trial?

5. What word best describes the way Socrates speaks to Strepsiades?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the entourage that enters with the Thebian, Dikaiopolis' second customer.

2. How does Dikaiopolis react when Dercetes asks him to share some of the peace?

3. Describe the Megarans. How are they depicted?

4. Describe in detail what has caused Strepsiades to accumulate so much debt.

5. What kind of student is Strepsiades?

6. What is Diakaiopolis's argument to the Chorus of Acharnians in his defense?

7. Describe the outfit Dikaiopolis assembles for his defense.

8. Why are the Chorus of Acharnians angry as they make their first appearance in The Acharnians?

9. Describe the army sent from Thrace brought by Theorus.

10. Present the argument that finally wins a few drops of peace from Dikaiopolis.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sacrifice of peace to Dionysus was a ritual performed in The Acharnians. though there are several more that occur in the three plays. Pick one other ritual and describe it in detail. Relate it to the sacrifice to Dionysis. How is it similar? Different? What makes it a ritual?

Essay Topic 2

The Megarian is a classic rural stereotype Aristophanes uses to poke fun at another city and way of life. However, this is hardly the only stereotype used in the play. Identify another stereotype used by Aristophanes, keeping in mind stereotypes are not always about race. What has Aristophanes gained or lost by this depiction?

Essay Topic 3

How is the majority of conflict resolved in Ancient Greece? In Aristophanes's work, name a conflict, no matter how large or small, in each of the three plays and talk about how it develops and how it is resolved.

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