Greek comedy did offer moral commentary on contemporary life, but it was also famously lively and often obscene. One example of this is the play Lysistrata, in which women end the Peloponnesian War by refusing sex with their husbands. Greek comedy was indeed invented in Athens during the Classical Period.

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Greek Comedy

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Greek comedy

A) offered a moral commentary on contemporary life.
B) was lively and often obscene.
C) included a play in which women ended the Peloponnesian War by going on a sex strike.
D) was invented in Athens during the Classical Period
E) All of these

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