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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attends the meeting organized by Lysistrata?
(a) The men of Athens.
(b) The women of Greece.
(c) Athens' parliament.
(d) Athens' constables.

2. In Thesmophoriazusae, what punishment do the women want to apply to Mnesilochus' cousin?
(a) Death.
(b) Chores.
(c) A fine.
(d) Castration.

3. In Thesmophoriazusae, what do the women do with Mnesilochus after uncovering his identity?
(a) They castrate him.
(b) They bite him.
(c) The send him away.
(d) They turn him over to Athenian's authorities.

4. Who is Pisthetaerus going to take control of at the end of The Birds?
(a) Zeus' wife, Hera.
(b) Zeus' brother, Hades
(c) Zeus' mistress, Sovereignty.
(d) Zeus' father, Cronus.

5. What convinced Sparta to make the proposal?
(a) The women of Sparta refuse to prepare food.
(b) The women of Sparta refuse to have intercourse too.
(c) The women of Sparta refuse to clean clothes.
(d) The Spartans were defeated by the Athenian army.

6. Who are fighting over the young man at the end of The Assemblywomen?
(a) Beautiful women.
(b) Men.
(c) Ugly women.
(d) Old women.

7. What question do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus want to ask at the beginning of The Birds?
(a) Where they can find a quiet place to live.
(b) Where Hoopoe lives.
(c) What the meaning of life is.
(d) The answer to the Sphinx riddle.

8. In Thesmophoriazusae, what is Mnesilochus cousin's occupation?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Playwright.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Backer.

9. What do the old women do while the meeting is being held?
(a) Take over the house of a general.
(b) Take over the assembly.
(c) They take over the oracle.
(d) They take over the Acropolis.

10. What is Eulipides and Pisthetaerus' first reaction when they meet who they came to find in the woods?
(a) They change their mind and go back home.
(b) They laugh.
(c) They sleep.
(d) They shake his hand.

11. What way does Dionysus choose to use to enter Hades?
(a) Go the long way across the river.
(b) He swims across.
(c) He goes back home.
(d) He waits for his master.

12. In Thesmophoriazusae, who is Mnesilochus' cousin?
(a) Cleisthenes.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Micca.

13. What is the visitor from Sparta hiding under his tunic?
(a) A spear.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A large erection.
(d) A shield.

14. What do the envoys promise Blepyros when they escort him to his home?
(a) Intercourse.
(b) A new chariot.
(c) A new horse.
(d) A hearty dinner.

15. Why do the old women take over that particular building in Lysistrata?
(a) It holds the treasury necessary to wage war.
(b) It holds all the weapons.
(c) It holds all the food for the army.
(d) It holds Sparta's prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to burn down the gates after the women take over the building?

2. Who does Eulipides and Pisthetaerus come to meet in the woods look like?

3. In Lysistrata, who does the constable think is primarily responsible for the women's attitude?

4. In The Assemblywomen, what do Blepyros and the other men find out in the morning?

5. How did the attendees react to the proposal made by Lysistrata?

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