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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. According to Dikaiopolis, who or what started the war?

2. What does Dikaiopolis swap with the Thebian?

3. Aristophanes describes all the students in The Clouds as what?

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

5. Who can Socrates just not teach in The Clouds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Dikaiopolis in the beginning of The Acharnians.

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

5. What kind of student is Strepsiades?

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

7. Dikaiopolis and Lamachus meet again just after Dikaiopolis shared a few drops of peace with the bride. What is notable about how their situations have changed since the beginning of the play?

8. What kind of teacher is Socrates in The Clouds?

9. How does Dikaiopolis set up his shop?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The characters of Dikaiopolis and Lamachus foil each other in The Acharnians. Pick two other characters that strongly contrast with each other. Describe them separately, and then talk about what makes them similar and different.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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