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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 Trygaeus ask his servants and daughter not to do?
2. What is Strepsiades trying to do after relenting over beating Pheidippides?
3. Who does the teacher ask for to replace Strepsiades?
4. What god(s) does Trygeaeus find willingly remain in heaven?
5. Who greets Trygaeus upon his arrival at the gates of heaven?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dicaeopolis risk his life for his anti-war cause?
2. Why is Strepsiades expelled shortly after his enrollment at the school in The Clouds?
3. What arguments does Dicaeopolis' use before the crowd while his head is on the chopping block?
4. Why is Dicaeopolis frustrated after the assembly adjournment?
5. How does Cleon react to losing the support of the crowd in The Knights?
6. How does Aristophanes portray the Athenian political system in The Knights?
7. How is Socrates' school portrayed in The Clouds?
8. Why is Strepsiades beating his son, Pheidippides, in The Clouds?
9. In The Wasps, what argument does Bdelycleon make against the judicial system?
10. Why did the gods leave heaven in the Peace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although the Birds intertwine comedy and fantasy, the play makes philosophical statements about the human condition, including acceptance of one's reality. Taking this statement, explain how Aristophanes examines this condition and what he concludes.
Essay Topic 2
Compare Assemblywomen with one of the other plays featuring women, such as Lysistrata. Discuss the similarities and differences in theme, tone and other elements of each of the plays.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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