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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 Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

2. In the Knights, what do the slaves want to do that has been forbidden?

3. Who enrolls in the think-shop in Pheidippides' stead?

4. What are the judges entitled to according to Bdelycleon?

5. At the beginning of The Knights, what are Demosthenes and Nicias complaining about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Strepsiades beating his son, Pheidippides, in The Clouds?

2. In Peace, what prevented peace form coming back according to Trygaeus and Hermes?

3. Who replaces Strepsiades at the school in The Clouds?

4. Why does the gang of Acharnians pursue Amphitheus?

5. How is Socrates' school portrayed in The Clouds?

6. Why are Demosthenes and Nicias portrayed as slaves in The Knights?

7. In Peace, why do you think Trygaeus thought peace was dead?

8. Who are Demosthenes and Nicias in The Knights and in reality?

9. How does Cleon react to losing the support of the crowd in The Knights?

10. What does Demos and the sausage merchant think of the future at the end of The Knights?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many Greek plays focus on the role of women in ancient Greek society. What was the role of women when Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata? Discuss the likelihood of women conducting a protest or being able to present their views. Use examples from the text to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Aristophanes expresses his sentiments about the Pelopennesian Wars in Acharnians. Describe his feelings and explain what he hopes to achieve. Give examples from Acharnians to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

In Knights, Aristophanes uses satire in his depiction of democracy and its leaders. Who does Aristophanes use satire to describe? Make sure you define satire and identify the leader whom Aristophanes is emphasizing in Knights, while providing examples from the book to support your discussion.

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