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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lysistrata says that she has been thinking about the state of ___________ for a long time.
(a) Women.
(b) Men.
(c) Greece.
(d) Soldiers.

2. The Male Leader asks the Commissioner to arrest Lysistrata and the rest of the women in the name of ____________.
(a) Male honor.
(b) Mars.
(c) Their families.
(d) Zeus.

3. The Male Leader tells the men they must retake the ____________ and teach the women a lesson.
(a) Temple.
(b) Senate.
(c) Treasury.
(d) Church.

4. Lysistrata does add that if the men ____________, then the women can go ahead, but take no pleasure in it.
(a) Say they will divorce them.
(b) Harm them.
(c) Insist.
(d) Leave.

5. The _________ vow to fight with real, physical strength in the battle between the men and the women.
(a) Old Women.
(b) Old Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lysistrata explains that withholding the _____________ means the men will be unable to go to war.

2. Lysistrata reminds the Commissioner to never underestimate the power of ____________.

3. Lysistrata tells the Commissioner to come back in a few days as they will make sure he is properly ___________.

4. Lysistrata admits that her plan also includes taking over ___________ Temple and the Akropolis.

5. The Commissioner talks about making a deal that will outfit the Athenian __________ with wood to make repairs.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Messenger from Sparta trying to conceal underneath his cloak when he walks in?

2. What does Lysistrata hear when she asks the women what they think of their men being at war?

3. What happens when the Commissioner orders the officers to pry open the doors to the Akropolis?

4. What does the Commissioner tell the Messenger to do in response to the news he hears?

5. What does the Male Leader do when he approaches the Female Leader?

6. What does Lampito demand from Lysistrata when she arrives at the meeting Lysistrata has called?

7. What does the Male Leader say to the men as they are walking into the scene?

8. What is Kinesias wearing when he enters the Temple in order to talk to Myrrhine?

9. What does the Male Leader remind the Chorus of men to do with the pot and the wood?

10. When the Female Leader speaks of having invested her sons in the life and worth of Athens, what does she suggest?

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