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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 Lysistrata, what do the women carry with them to meet the Chorus of Old Men?

2. Lysistrata sees a man in the distance by the shrine of Chloe. What is vexing him?

3. In Part 1, Calonice tells Lysistrata that Athenians can always be relied on to be what?

4. In Lysistrata, what are the women going to do with the money in the temple?

5. Who provides the rules for Right and Wrong's argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the women reacting to the sex strike? What does this say about the women?

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

3. What do The Chorus of Old Men's pots symbolize?

4. How does The Clouds end?

5. The Chorus of Old Men also push logs up to the Acropolis. How do they handle the task and what does that symbolize?

6. Describe the oath the four women take in Lysistrata.

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

8. Before they begin the formal debate, what are some of the things Right and Wrong bicker about?

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

10. Describe Lysistrata.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the majority of conflict resolved in Ancient Greece? In Aristophanes's work, name a conflict, no matter how large or small, in each of the three plays and talk about how it develops and how it is resolved.

Essay Topic 2

Some of the situations and ideas expressed by Aristophanes throughout his work may come across today as offensive. Keeping in mind the range of things people find comedic today, talk about what those situations were and why they were historically considered fodder for comedy. In short, what did Ancient Greece find funny, and how have we changed?

Essay Topic 3

Several other symbols, other than wine, are used in the three plays by Aristophanes. Pick three to describe and compare.

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