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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives in the city after the chorus of men commiserates with Cinesias?
(a) A Spartan merchant.
(b) A Spartan governor.
(c) A Spartan herald.
(d) A Spartan woman.

2. What is Praxagora lamenting at the start of The Assemblywomen?
(a) The ineffective and ruinous ruling by the men.
(b) The lack of good men.
(c) The lack of love.
(d) The lack of entertainment.

3. Who ferries Dionysus across the river in Hades?
(a) Hades.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Xanthias.
(d) Charon.

4. In The Assemblywomen, what is Blepyros' relationship with Praxagora?
(a) Praxagora's son.
(b) Praxagora's father.
(c) Praxagora's brother.
(d) Praxagora's husband.

5. In Thesmophoriazusae, what questions did the interrogator ask Mnesilochus to try to determine if he is a woman?
(a) Who "her" husband is and what "she" did during last year's festival.
(b) How he managed childbirth.
(c) How to take care of a baby.
(d) How to cook a specific meal.

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

7. In Lysistrata, what are some of the women trying to do while guarding the building they took over?
(a) Go to Sparta.
(b) Sneak out to have food.
(c) Kill their husband.
(d) Sneak out to have sex.

8. In Lysistrata, who does the constable think is primarily responsible for the women's attitude?
(a) The women.
(b) The government.
(c) The men not capable of controlling their woman-folk.
(d) The Spartans.

9. How did the attendees react to the proposal made by Lysistrata?
(a) They leave the meeting.
(b) They balk at the plan, but later accept it.
(c) They are enthusiastic.
(d) They are indifferent.

10. How is a man supposed to earn the right to sleep with a pretty girl according to Praxagora?
(a) By sleeping with an ugly older woman.
(b) By sleeping only with beautiful women.
(c) By cooking.
(d) By doing chores.

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

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

13. Who does Eulipides and Pisthetaerus come to meet in the woods look like?
(a) A woman.
(b) A man with a cape.
(c) A blind man.
(d) A man with a strange beak.

14. What god is caught wandering on earth at the end of The Birds?
(a) Athena.
(b) Iris.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Zeus.

15. Why isn't Xanthias allowed to go across the river with Dionysus?
(a) He wants to swim.
(b) He is a slave.
(c) He can fly.
(d) He is too heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dionysus arrives in Hades, who is Euripides in conflict with?

2. In Thesmophoriazusae, what do the women do with Mnesilochus after uncovering his identity?

3. Who is Pisthetaerus going to take control of at the end of The Birds?

4. What do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus eat in the woods to undergo a transformation?

5. What river does Dionysus go across?

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