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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 do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus name the city they help create?

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

3. What does Hoopoe's servant claim to be when Euelpides and Pisthetaerus first meet him?

4. Who is Dionysus at the beginning of The Frogs?

5. What do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus eat in the woods to undergo a transformation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrived in Athens at the end of Lysistrata and why?

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

3. How is the life of a young man as a result of the new regime in The Assemblywomen?

4. What idea does Pisthetaerus come up with while talking with Hoopoe?

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

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

7. Who becomes king of the birds at the end of The Birds?

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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