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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 is the relationship between Strepsiades and Pheidippides?

2. What does Bdelycleon order his slaves to do?

3. In Peace, after much effort by the chorus, who comes out of the unblocked entrance?

4. After Trygaeus frees peace, who steals Trygaeus' beetle?

5. Upon his arrival at the think-shop, how is Strepsiades greeted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who replaces Strepsiades at the school in The Clouds?

2. What are the two slaves doing at the start of the Peace?

3. In Peace, what prevented peace form coming back according to Trygaeus and Hermes?

4. In Peace, why does Trygaeus want to see the gods?

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

6. Why is Strepsiades expelled shortly after his enrollment at the school in The Clouds?

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

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

9. Where does Strepsiades want to enroll his son Pheidippides in The Clouds?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the importance of dialogue in Aristophanes' Frogs. Although the dialogue may come across as comedic, the dialogue is actually vital to understand proper roles of the city and culture. Discuss these roles as depicted by Aristophanes and how these are presented through character dialogue.

Essay Topic 2

In the play, Acharnians, Aristophanes gives insight into the Greek democracy, as well as its representatives, but he also examines the suffering of his country. Compare the democracy described in Acharnians with the democracy today in the United States. Provide examples from Acharnians to support your comparison.

Essay Topic 3

Aristophanes expresses his sentiments about the Pelopennesian Wars in Acharnians. Describe his feelings and explain what he hopes to achieve. Give examples from Acharnians to support your discussion.

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