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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. What happens to Lamachus after he leaves Dikaiopolis to go fight?

2. Who is chasing Amphitheus?

3. When the Chorus of Acharnians finds Dikaiopolis, what do they want to do to him?

4. What does Dikaiopolis want to do before his trial?

5. What does the Ambassador from Persia bring back to the Assembly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what and how the students study at Socrates's school.

3. What is Dikaiopolis'S strategy in choosing the Peace?

4. What kind of student is Strepsiades?

5. In The Acharnians, what do you think the playwright is saying about the way of war and the way of peace as his overall message?

6. What is Pheidippides immediate opinion of Socrates's school?

7. The playwright highlights Dikaiopolis's character arc by juxtaposing Lamachus getting ready for battle with Dikaiopolis getting ready to go feast. How has the character of Dikaiopolis changed?

8. How does Dikaiopolis set up his shop?

9. Describe the outfit Dikaiopolis assembles for his defense.

10. How do the visiting Ambassadors appear to Dikaiopolis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aristophanes, as well as many other playwrights, has included historical figures in his work. As we know, Euripidies was an actual tragic playwright, and he is a character in the play. However, Cleon is another example of a real historical figure, though he is never represented onstage. Do you think fictional works affect how historical figures are presented, and if so, does it have a positive or negative effect on the person? Compare and contrast how you see Euripidies's, Cleon's, and Socrates's personalities today, and give evidence to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Wine is used throughout The Acharnians and Lysistrata as a symbol. Describe what it means and what it symbolizes. How does that symbol develop throughout its use in the plays? What does using wine mean for the festival of plays in Athens?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a Chorus that fascinates you and talk about their arc throughout the play they are featured in.

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