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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 Clouds, what does the First Creditor look like?

2. Pheidippides uses his education from The Thinkery to rationalize what?

3. The man spotted by Lysistrata in Part 4 is actually a husband, belonging to one of the women present. Whose husband is he?

4. In Part 3 of Lysistrata, which woman is the first to exit the temple and face the Magistrate?

5. What do The Chorus of Old Men carry onto the stage in their first appearance in Lysistrata?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Choruses react to the scene between Cinesias and Myrrhine?

2. How has The Chorus of The Clouds changed throughout the play?

3. How does The Clouds end?

4. Who is Lampito? Describe how she is treated by the Athenian women.

5. Outline Wrong's argument in the formal debate.

6. Describe Lysistrata.

7. Outline Right's argument in the formal debate.

8. How will The Chorus of The Clouds react if mistreated?

9. How does Lysistrata rally the women?

10. After his education, what does Pheidippides consider acceptable in regard to his relationships with his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The sacrifice of peace to Dionysus was a ritual performed in The Acharnians. though there are several more that occur in the three plays. Pick one other ritual and describe it in detail. Relate it to the sacrifice to Dionysis. How is it similar? Different? What makes it a ritual?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two characters from different plays and compare and contrast them. Draw a conclusion about Aristophanes's messages to Athenians.

Essay Topic 3

The characters of Dikaiopolis and Lamachus foil each other in The Acharnians. Pick two other characters that strongly contrast with each other. Describe them separately, and then talk about what makes them similar and different.

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