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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. The men think the women's plan is a cover for a plan by _________ to empty the Athenian Treasury.
(a) Naples.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

2. Lysistrata does add that if the men ____________, then the women can go ahead, but take no pleasure in it.
(a) Harm them.
(b) Insist.
(c) Leave.
(d) Say they will divorce them.

3. Lysistrata says the first thing the women will do when they are in control is to rid the marketplace of ___________.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Men.
(c) Children.
(d) Pickpockets.

4. Kleonike tells Lysistrata to be _______ as women are supposed to be good for only certain things.
(a) Honest.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Practical.
(d) Humble.

5. What is making the men in the Chorus choke as they are trying to reach the temple?
(a) The oil smell.
(b) The food they cooked.
(c) Their own smell.
(d) Smoke from the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead, Kleonike suggests that the oath be sworn with a _____________.

2. Lysistrata lets the women know there is already a group of older ___________ women waiting for her signal.

3. The Male Leader says that by taking the lead in the battle, he takes his place alongside the great ___________ of Athenian history.

4. The Male Leader tells the men they must retake the ____________ and teach the women a lesson.

5. Who appears with the four police officers at the start of this part of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as the officers attempt to arrest the women who are blocking the way to the Akropolis?

2. What do the women say amongst themselves as they realize the men are at the temple waiting for them?

3. What does Kinesias say about the condition of the baby that the slave is carrying?

4. What does the Commissioner credit with helping the talks that have taken place in the Akropolis?

5. What does Lysistrata confess she has been thinking about when Kleonike asks her why she called the meeting?

6. What is the story the Female Chorus tells in rebuttal of the men's story about the hunter?

7. As the men arrange the wood and themselves for the attack, who approaches them?

8. What does the Male Leader tell the rest of the Chorus they have to do in order to teach the women a lesson?

9. What does the Messenger tell the Commissioner about the state of affairs in Sparta?

10. What is the long story that the Magistrate tells at the start of the scene supposed to illustrate?

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