Aristophanes, an Athenian Playwright Whose Comedies Made Harsh References to Prominent

question 10

Multiple Choice

Aristophanes, an Athenian playwright whose comedies made harsh references to prominent leaders,

• A) also wrote a tragedy about a woman who defied the city-state to fulfill a family moral obligation.
• B) ridiculed prominent Athenian women with both profanity and sexual innuendo.
• C) won a lawsuit filed against him by a major Athenian political figure who disliked the way he was portrayed in one of Aristophanes' comedies.
• D) ended his plays with appeals to the audience to honor the gods and observe tradition.

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