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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 do the women do to the Magistrate, just before they make demands?

2. As quoted in Lysistrata, complete Euripides' statement. "There is no beast so shameless as a ____"?

3. In Lysistrata, a sure sign of courage is, according to the Men, what?

4. In Lysistrata, after the Acropolis is opened, is it apparent that there are more men or women in the stand-off?

5. What does Socrates tell Strepsiades about Pheidippides's progress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the first confrontation between the Choruses of Men and Women in Lysistrata.

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

3. Describe Lysistrata.

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

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

6. How does Lysistrata rally the women?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

War and peace are topics discussed at length in Aristophanes plays. Discuss how their concepts change in the series of plays and what Aristophanes overall message is to Athens.

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

Aristophanes, as well as many other playwrights, has included historical figures in his work. As we know, Euripidies was an actual tragic playwright, and he is a character in the play. However, Cleon is another example of a real historical figure, though he is never represented onstage. Do you think fictional works affect how historical figures are presented, and if so, does it have a positive or negative effect on the person? Compare and contrast how you see Euripidies's, Cleon's, and Socrates's personalities today, and give evidence to support your conclusions.

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