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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 does Dicaeopolis do after the closing of the assembly?

2. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

3. What are the judges entitled to according to Bdelycleon?

4. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?

5. What does Dicaeopolis wait for at the beginning of Acharnians?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bdelycleon trick the wasps into a debate?

2. What is Dicaeopolis waiting for at the beginning of Acharnians and why?

3. In The Wasps, what does the dog's trial teach us about Philocleon's ballot habit?

4. In what way does Pheidippides change after finishing his training in The Clouds?

5. Why did the gods leave heaven in the Peace?

6. Why is Strepsiades beating his son, Pheidippides, in The Clouds?

7. In Peace, why do you think Trygaeus thought peace was dead?

8. How does Cleon react to losing the support of the crowd in The Knights?

9. In The Wasps, what argument does Bdelycleon make against the judicial system?

10. Why are Demosthenes and Nicias portrayed as slaves in The Knights?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Peace, analyze Aristophanes' depiction of the theme of peace versus war. How does Aristophanes feel about war? How does he feel about those who benefit from it, financially or otherwise?

Essay Topic 2

In Knights, Aristophanes uses satire in his depiction of democracy and its leaders. Who does Aristophanes use satire to describe? Make sure you define satire and identify the leader whom Aristophanes is emphasizing in Knights, while providing examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Given the historical or factual nature of many of Aristophanes' plays, who does Aristophanes blame for the ongoing war in the play Peace? What effects did the war have on Athens? Why did the war continue for as long as it did? Use a secondary source and the text to support your discussion.

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