Aristophanes was considered the most successful of the Greek comedic playwrights. He wrote dozens of plays, of which only eleven survive. What characteristics most define Aristophanes works?
A) The intentional mocking of politicians, poets, and philosophers with the intention of entertaining but also providing a moral commentary on Athenian society
B) Topical satires heavily spiced with toilet and bedroom jokes
C) Humorous plays that both prodded society and produced a happy ending for all involved
D) Plays written with the purpose of intentionally calling out and belittling other playwrights in Athens at the time
E) Plays that portrayed women as faithless and said they needed to be watched at all times by their husbands and fathers
A
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a. organize themselves politically, register to vote, and support black candidates b. try to assimilate into white American society as immigrant groups had previously done c. succeed in business, since that was the best way to gain power in America d. return to Africa and build a new empire worthy of black potential
How did the pointed or broken Gothic arch make it possible to escape the limitations of the Romanesque style?
A) A pointed arch could be higher than its width. B) Churches could be longer than they were wide. C) Smaller Gothic churches were cheaper to build than Romanesque churches. D) Gothic architecture had a comforting solidity that the Romanesque lacked. E) Churches now more closely resembled classical temples.
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A) explosions B) low yields C) expensive machinery D) water pollution
Which of the following was true of southern politics in the 1920s?
A) The Republican Party was increasingly powerful and assertive. B) In most southern states, black people were not allowed to join the Democratic Party. C) Black men had achieved full voting rights in Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama. D) Black voters usually supported independent, third parties.