How many of Aristophanes' plays survived?

• A. Four
• B. Seven
• C. Nine
• D. Eleven

Answer: (D)

The idea is to understand how many of Aristophanes’ works have come down to us in complete form. He was a prolific playwright in ancient Athens, but time, decay, and the fragility of manuscripts mean most of his plays didn’t survive intact. The standard count of his works that still exist as full texts today is eleven. These complete titles give you a concrete, widely accepted snapshot of his surviving output, such as The Acharnians, The Knights, The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds, Peace, Lysistrata, The Thesmophoriazusae, The Ecclesiazusae, The Frogs, and Plutus. Many other plays are known only from fragments or references in ancient authors, which is why the total isn’t higher.