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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Commissioner notes that everyone has had a lot of __________ so everyone speaks freely.

2. The Female Leader tells the Male Leader he looks more like a ____________ than ever.

3. Lysistrata tells everyone to be careful and to not let this situation ___________ again.

4. The male figure in the story goes out into the forest in order to avoid ____________.

5. Lysistrata and Peace go back to ___________ as the men run off to get ready for the events.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sex seems to be the main theme and struggle of the play - after all, the women are holding back sexual favors to get their way.

Part 1: Do you think the idea of withholding sex is a good idea to promote peace?

Part 2: Do you think the withholding of sex would work in modern times? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think that the women decided that sex was the only way to create peace?

Essay Topic 2

Though the women are looking to have more freedom and to have peace in the area, they seem to be going about it by playing on stereotypes they're trying to dismiss.

Part 1: Why did the women choose sex as the bargaining chip in the fight for peace?

Part 2: Do you think tempting the men is a strong way of showing the men that they are the more powerful sex? Why or why not?

Part 3: Does the idea of women using lust to gain power seem to support feminism or not? Why?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of different points at which Aristophanes uses symbolism in his play.

Part 1: What do you think the symbolism of the men carrying wood and fire is? Why?

Part 2: What do you think the symbolism of the women carrying water in pitchers is? Why?

Part 3: How might the scene in which the women douse the men with water be interpreted on a symbolic level? Why?

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