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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. In The Assemblywomen, what is Blepyros' relationship with Praxagora?

2. How is a man supposed to earn the right to sleep with a pretty girl according to Praxagora?

3. What is Praxagora's plan at the beginning of The Assemblywomen?

4. How did Mnesilochus' cousin try to free him at the end of Thesmophoriazusae?

5. What way does Dionysus choose to use to enter Hades?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who and what are the Eulipides and Pisthetaerus looking for in The Birds?

2. How are the women's meeting organized in Thesmophoriazusae?

3. What is the old women's role in Lysistrata's plan?

4. What happens to Mnesilochus after he admits to his crimes as a woman?

5. What society do women in The Assemblywomen plan on instating after voting to put themselves in charge of Athens?

6. How do the men react to the Lysistrata's taking over the treasury building?

7. What does Lysistrata find some of the women trying to do?

8. What is Pisthetaerus' plan for gaining control over earth and heaven?

9. What plan does Lysistrata hope to put in place with the support of the other women?

10. In The Birds, what happens to Eulipides and Pisthetaerus after they eat the root given by Hoopoe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Wasps, Aristophanes focuses on the politics of the times and introduces a man obsessed with jury service. Discuss the character's passion to serve on juries and Aristophanes' use of humor in depicting him. Provide examples and quotes from the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Thesmophoriazusae examines women in Greek society by depicting women and the poet, Euripides, who angered them through his frequent portrayal of their vices which has led to their oppression. Discuss how Aristophanes changes his depiction of women from the beginning of the play with Euripides to the end of the play. What does this acknowledge?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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