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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lysistrata suggests they all take ______________ to seal their bargain and their plan.

3. Lysistrata points out that she wants women to gain ______________ through making themselves pretty.

4. The Commissioner says that as ____________, they are responsible for what is happening.

5. What do the women fling at the men in order to douse their aggression?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Female Leader suggest now that peace is at hand, which the Male Leader initially refuses?

3. What does the Female Leader do to the Male Leader when he threatens her?

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

5. What kinds of crude jokes does the Commissioner make to the Messenger from Sparta?

6. What happens as the Men and the Women go head to head in the battle?

7. What do the Chorus of Men believe the women's plot is actually just a cover for?

8. What does Lysistrata confess she has been thinking about when Kleonike asks her why she called the meeting?

9. After Lysistrata disappears to get Myrrhine, what does Kinesias complain about?

10. What does Kinesias say about the condition of the baby that the slave is carrying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money is another theme that seems to take up a lot of energy in this play, with the women taking over the Treasury as well.

Part 1: Why do you think the women decided that the Treasury might also impact the peace efforts?

Part 2: What do you think the play is trying to say about the roles of sex and money in society? Why?

Part 3: Do you think sex or money has more power in society? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Through the play, one can begin to see what the author, Aristophanes, thought about women as well.

Part 1: Why do you think a woman was chosen to be the main character of this play?

Part 2: How is Lysistrata portrayed in this play? Is she strong and powerful or weak and manipulative?

Part 3: Do you think Aristophanes has a positive opinion of women? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Many people don't realize that Lysistrata and Myrrhine may actually refer to real women in the history of Greece.

Part 1: Why do you think Aristophanes decided to have potentially real characters used in his play?

Part 2: Does the addition of real people to the play strengthen the play or weaken it? Why?

Part 3: How do you think the addition of real people show the affects of the play's actions on society of the time?

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