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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. How is Strepsiades expected to learn at the school in which he enrolls?

2. Whose money is Pheidippides betting with at the beginning of The Clouds?

3. How old is Dicaeopolis?

4. What proposal does Amphitheus make to Dicaeopolis?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Demosthenes and Nicias in The Knights and in reality?

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

3. Why is Cleon portrayed as a betraying slave in The Knights?

4. How is Socrates' school portrayed in The Clouds?

5. What reversal of fortune does Philocleon experience at the end of The Wasps?

6. What arguments does Dicaeopolis' use before the crowd while his head is on the chopping block?

7. What does Demos and the sausage merchant think of the future at the end of The Knights?

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

9. Why is Dicaeopolis frustrated after the assembly adjournment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of Socrates in The Clouds and discuss why his character in this play proved controversial. Would you consider his depiction of Socrates comedic? Distorted? Make sure you identify Socrates' role as a well-known and intellectual figure in Athens. Give examples of how Aristophanes used comedy or distorted the truth in his depiction of Socrates in Clouds.

Essay Topic 2

The end of Thesmophoriazusae is the depiction of a wedding festival. Discuss the importance of this event as the end of the book. What does it represent? What is its significance? Use examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Many Greek plays focus on the role of women in ancient Greek society. What was the role of women when Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata? Discuss the likelihood of women conducting a protest or being able to present their views. Use examples from the text to support your discussion.

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