ΠΡΟΣ ΤΗΝ ΑΓΟΡΑΝ (γ)
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
ΠΡΟΣ ΤΗΝ ΑΓΟΡΑΝ (γ)
οἱ οὖν οὕτως λέγουσιν καὶ δι' ὀλίγου εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν βαδίζουσιν. ἐκεῖ δὲ πολλοὺς ἀνθρώπους βλέπουσιν · οἱ τε γὰρ μέτοικοι καὶ ἔμποροι καὶ δοῦλοι καὶ ἑταίραι καὶ βάρβαροι καὶ πολλοὶ ἄλλοι πάρεισιν. ἔπειτα δὲ οἱ βαδίζουσι τε παρὰ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ παρά τὸ δικαστήριον καὶ παρὰ τὸ γυμνάσιον καὶ παρὰ τὰ ἱερὰ παρὰ καὶ τὴν τοῦ Σώλωνος εἰκόνα.
ἐνταῦθα δὴ ὁ Σωκράτης "μὰ Δία" φησίν · "ἰδού! ἐκεῖνος ἐστι ὁ ἡμῖν φίλος, Ἀριστοφάνης." ἔπειτα δὲ ὁ Σωκράτης βοᾷ · "ἐλθὲ δεῦρο, ὦ Ἀριστοφάνα" ὁ δὲ Ἀριστοφάνης αὐτοῖς προσχωρεῖ καὶ "χαίρετε ὦ σοφοὶ φίλοι" φησίν · "τὶ ποιεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ; ἆρ' ἔτι περὶ τὰ καλὰ καὶ ἀγαθὰ λέγετε;" ὁ δὲ Σωκράτης "μάλιστά γέ" φησιν · " ἀλλὰ καὶ πάρεσμεν διότι βλέπειν σε βουλόμεθα · ἐν γὰρ νῷ ἔχομεν θεωρεῖν τὴν καινοτάτην σοῦ κωμῳδίαν. καὶ δὴ καί, ὁ Ἀλκιβιάδης λέγει ὅτι ἡ καινοτάτη σοῦ κωμῳδία ἐστὶ μάλα γέλοια." ὁ μὲν Ἀριστοφάνης καὶ Ἀλκιβιάδης στενάζουσι καὶ "οἴμοι" φασίν · ὁ δὲ Ἄργος μεγὰ ὑλακτεῖ.
οὖν οἱ πάντες τὴν ἀγορὰν λείπουσι τε καὶ οὕτως βαδίζουσι πρὸς τὸ θέατρον.
Having reached the ἀγορά, what are some types of people that Socrates and Alcibiades see?
- Shopkeeps, judges, patients and orators.
- Aliens, merchants, slaves and courtesans.
- Merchants, Persians, farmers and Thebans.
- Freedmen, warriors, corpses and doctors.
What types of institutions do they then see?
- The assembly, the courts, some temples and the gym.
- The jail, the stadium, the theatre and the treasury.
- The Pnyx, the Council, the granary and the armoury.
- The jail, the armoury, the gym and some temples.
Whom do they see next?
- Brasidas
- Thucydides
- Pericles
- Aristophanes
For what secondary reason does Socrates claim that he and Alcibiades are present?
- They want to meet girls.
- They want to see Aristophanes.
- They want to see the statue of Solon.
- They want to meet Persians.
Why does Socrates want to see Aristophanes?
- Because he is bored of Alcibiades.
- Because Aristophanes owes him 7 obols.
- Because he wants to attend his latest play.
- Because he needs to borrow money from the wealthy playwright.
What did Alcibiades allegedly say to Socrates?
- That Aristophanes can't write worth beans.
- That Agathon was more handsome than Aristophanes.
- That Aristophanes' latest play was very funny indeed.
- That Aristophanes had been ostracised and exiled to Thrace.