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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. Before the women took the Acropolis, the Magistrate had trouble with women. What did the last woman do to upset the Magistrate?
(a) Sing during a feast.
(b) Cry for Adonis on the roof.
(c) Dance during a debate.
(d) Shout for Zeus from the market.

2. When the Choruses of Old Men and Old Women confront each other after the temporary defeat, the Old Men tell a tale of a man named what?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Melanion.
(c) Perecles.
(d) Heracles.

3. As quoted in Lysistrata, complete Euripides' statement. "There is no beast so shameless as a ____"?
(a) Woman.
(b) Pig.
(c) Man.
(d) Child.

4. The Athenian women of Lysistrata are impressed with Lampito's what?
(a) Hair.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Physical form.

5. As they fighting goes on between the Choruses, who "accepts defeat for the time being"?
(a) Stratyllis.
(b) The Chorus of Old Men.
(c) Lampito.
(d) The Chorus of Old Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Strepsiades goes back to The Thinkery to check and see if Pheidippides is ready. Who answers the door?

2. In Lysistrata, what do the women carry with them to meet the Chorus of Old Men?

3. Who is the leader of The Chorus of Old Women in Lysistrata?

4. Why is Myrrhine late for Lysistrata's meeting?

5. Who throws off a cloak at the end of the debate between Right and Wrong, running out into the audience wearing female clothing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the past, how did the women of Lysistrata feel about the political blunders of their husbands? How did they deal with it?

2. How will The Chorus of The Clouds react if mistreated?

3. The Chorus of Old Men also push logs up to the Acropolis. How do they handle the task and what does that symbolize?

4. How are the women reacting to the sex strike? What does this say about the women?

5. Describe the second meeting of the Choruses in Lysistrata.

6. What does dressing the Magistrate as a woman symbolize?

7. How does Lysistrata rally the women?

8. Describe Lysistrata.

9. How do the Choruses react to the scene between Cinesias and Myrrhine?

10. Describe Cinesias.

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