Greek Satire

1. How did satire affect political elections in Greece?

• Satire was used as a form of influence to sway voters.

• Plays were often scheduled on the day of important elections.

• Comedy, not satire, was the most influential of Greek plays to political elections.

• Most of the political leaders were patrons of the arts.

Satire can be a form of _______________ concerning serious situations.

• punishment

• justice

• criticism

• comedy

3. Satire was used in Greek plays to illuminate _____________.

• theatres

• bad behavior

• donations to small theatre groups

• thievery

_____________ was known for using satire in his plays to promote conservative change in Greek laws.

• Euripides

• Aristotle

• Aesop

• Aristophanes

Greek satire is very much like today's ______________________.

• Broadway musicals

• Independent films Late-night television

• Late-night television

• Internet blogs

Aristophanes' The Knights was a political jab at the great military general ______________.

• Cleon

• Cronus

• Euripides

• Homer

In order to find cultural messages in a satire, one must look for the following evidence:

• setting, characters, and stereotypes

• character traits, stereotypes, and social elements

• characters, political quarrels, and military leaders

• social elements, religious artifacts, and political quarrels

When analyzing a play for satire, one must look for the following elements:

• sarcasm, mockery, and political commentary

• sarcasm, humor, and wit

• humor, wit, and political commentary

• sarcasm, wit, and death

Ironically, Cleon was an aristocrat who posed as a representative of the

• poor

• working class

• military leaders

• general assembly

It is said that in the performance of a Greek satire, no one would play the part of Cleon, except for

• Euripides

• Aristophanes

• Apuleius

• Aesop