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

2. Who is Xanthias at the beginning of The Frogs?
(a) A playwright.
(b) Dionysus' slave.
(c) A God.
(d) A nymph.

3. What are the fastest ways to go to Hades according to the text?
(a) Being tortured.
(b) Ask Cerebus.
(c) Hanging, drinking poison or jumping off a tower.
(d) Killing someone.

4. In Thesmophoriazusae, who conducts Mnesilochus' interrogation during the proceedings?
(a) Micca.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Cleisthenes.
(d) The vendor.

5. How is the disagreement between Euripides and his opponent settled?
(a) Dionysus asks each of them to give advice on how to help Athens.
(b) Dionysus asks each of them to dance.
(c) Dionysus asks each of them to create a new poem.
(d) Dionysus asks each of them to try seducing a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eulipides and Pisthetaerus' first reaction when they meet who they came to find in the woods?

2. What god is caught wandering on earth at the end of The Birds?

3. In The Assemblywomen, why is Chremes made fun of by another citizen?

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

5. What do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus claim to be after their encounter with the servant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes king of the birds at the end of The Birds?

2. How are the women's meeting organized in Thesmophoriazusae?

3. Who arrived in Athens at the end of Lysistrata and why?

4. Why do the women want to take power in The Assemblywomen and how do they plan on overthrowing the men?

5. How do the men react to the Lysistrata's taking over the treasury building?

6. What is the old women's role in Lysistrata's plan?

7. What idea does Pisthetaerus come up with while talking with Hoopoe?

8. Why is Lysistrata convening the meeting and what is discussed?

9. What plan does Lysistrata hope to put in place with the support of the other women?

10. What is Pisthetaerus' plan for gaining control over earth and heaven?

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