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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. Lamachus is faced with a surprise skirmish and needs peace, but Dikaiopolis has other plans. What are they?

2. The Bride's Slave makes a final plea for some peace from Dikaiopolis. What is her reason?

3. In Part 2 of The Acharnians, who is the Chorus composed of?

4. Who comes in after Dikaiopolis finishes his defense?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the visiting Ambassadors appear to Dikaiopolis?

2. What can the Thebian use the Informer for?

3. How does Dikaiopolis set up his shop?

4. Describe the outfit Dikaiopolis assembles for his defense.

5. What happens to the Chorus of Archanians when Diakaiopolis finishes his defense?

6. What does the Chorus of Acharnians look like?

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. How is Euripidies depicted in The Acharnians?

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

10. What kind of student is Strepsiades?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several other symbols, other than wine, are used in the three plays by Aristophanes. Pick three to describe and compare.

Essay Topic 2

Talk about the two major kinds of male-to-male relationships that were common in Ancient Greece.

Essay Topic 3

Now that we know a frame is a literary and dramatic device used to give the audience a way to look and understand the world of the play, such as Dikaiopolis suggesting in his beginning monologue all of his best memories are from theatre experiences, identify at least three other frames in the plays by Aristophanes. Know that frames can be physical as well as cultural or historical. Compare and contrast the frames used by Aristophanes and how the play would be different without them.

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