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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 Dikaiopolis give the Megarian for the girls?

2. The Bride's Slave makes a final plea for some peace from Dikaiopolis. What is her reason?

3. What does the champion of Pitcher Day win?

4. This isn't the first time Dikaiopolis got in trouble with the government. What was his past offense?

5. What is Dikaiopolis doing when he sees Lamachus return from battle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what and how the students study at Socrates's school.

2. Describe "The Great King's Eye."

3. In The Acharnians, what do you think the playwright is saying about the way of war and the way of peace as his overall message?

4. Present the argument that finally wins a few drops of peace from Dikaiopolis.

5. Describe the outfit Dikaiopolis assembles for his defense.

6. Dikaiopolis refuses business only to one slave. Why is that?

7. How is Euripidies depicted in The Acharnians?

8. What can the Thebian use the Informer for?

9. Describe the army sent from Thrace brought by Theorus.

10. What is the Chorus of Acharnians's attitude toward Dikaiopolis and Lamachus at the end of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wine is used throughout The Acharnians and Lysistrata as a symbol. Describe what it means and what it symbolizes. How does that symbol develop throughout its use in the plays? What does using wine mean for the festival of plays in Athens?

Essay Topic 2

These three plays speak to a broad spectrum of culture, life, ritual, and relationships in Ancient Greece. Pick three concepts that still exist today, and relate them to present time. Use materials from the book and trace how your three concepts have traveled through time and how they exist now. Some ideas include education, politics, and religion.

Essay Topic 3

Several characters in Aristophanes's lexicon let their self-interest get in the way of everyday life. Name three characters that do this, not all from the same play, and discuss how they are alike and different.

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