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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the wine is poured, the women in the group comment about how much it looks like _____________.
(a) Blood.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Soup.
(d) Tears.

2. The Male Leader tells the men of the Chorus, they must go to the _____________ in order to regain control.
(a) Akropolis.
(b) Church.
(c) Sea.
(d) River.

3. What does the Male Leader do to the Female Leader to cause her to lash out initially?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Laughs at her.
(c) Tries to seduce her.
(d) Threatens her.

4. In thoughts of what does Kleonike begin to lose herself when she is talking with Lysistrata?
(a) Sex.
(b) Pretty clothes.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Perfume.

5. The Female Leaders talks about having invested her _________ in the life and worth of Athens.
(a) Husband.
(b) Daughters.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Sons.

6. Kleonike reminds Lysistrata that women are supposed to be pretty, ornamental, and __________.
(a) Loud.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Sexy.

7. The women are now armed with ___________ to fight off the attack by the men and the soldiers.
(a) Fire.
(b) Oil cans.
(c) Household implements.
(d) Pitchers of water.

8. What does the Commissioner tell the officers to use in order to pry open the doors to the Akropolis?
(a) Crowbars.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Swords.
(d) Knives.

9. What can be heard as the two women pass a goblet back and forth?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Birds.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Gods.

10. Lysistrata suggests they all take ______________ to seal their bargain and their plan.
(a) An offering.
(b) An oath.
(c) A piece of clothing off.
(d) A blood blessing.

11. The _________ vow to fight with real, physical strength in the battle between the men and the women.
(a) Old Men.
(b) Old Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

12. Who is the pretty young woman who arrives in time for Lysistrata's meeting of the women of the town?
(a) Kleonike.
(b) Myrrhine.
(c) Lampito.
(d) Maria.

13. The Commissioner talks about how they have allowed their women too much ______________.
(a) Peace.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Freedom.

14. Who is told to go to Sparta to spread the word about the plan of Lysistrata?
(a) Boiotia.
(b) Kleonike.
(c) Myrrhine.
(d) Lampito.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lysistrata explains that the women must make themselves as _____________ as they can.

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

3. The Commissioner says that as ____________, they are responsible for what is happening.

4. Lysistrata looks at first for a _____________ upon which to swear an oath.

5. The Chorus of Men take off their ________, revealing they are ready for battle.

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