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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lysistrata looks at first for a _____________ upon which to swear an oath.
(a) Shield.
(b) Child.
(c) Knife.
(d) Sword.

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

3. _____________ says she will bring he men of Sparta over to her plan, and then the plan can be extended.
(a) Boiotia.
(b) Myrrhine.
(c) Kleonike.
(d) Lysistrata.

4. Lysistrata says that she has been thinking about the state of ___________ for a long time.
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Greece.

5. Lysistrata admits that her plan also includes taking over ___________ Temple and the Akropolis.
(a) Mars'.
(b) Athene's.
(c) Apollo's.
(d) Zeus'.

6. The Male Leader asks the Commissioner to arrest Lysistrata and the rest of the women in the name of ____________.
(a) Mars.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Their families.
(d) Male honor.

7. The Commissioner talks about making a deal that will outfit the Athenian __________ with wood to make repairs.
(a) Army.
(b) School.
(c) Fleet.
(d) Stable.

8. Lysistrata speaks to the Chorus of Women, telling them to rise up and claim their ___________.
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Children.
(d) Faith.

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

10. Lysistrata complains to her friend that if there is a ____________, the women are there in a hurry.
(a) Meeting.
(b) Orgy.
(c) Wedding.
(d) Festival.

11. The ________ Leader grabs the __________ Leader and slips away, telling the Chorus of Women to fight back.
(a) Female/Male.
(b) Female/Old Man.
(c) Male/Old Woman.
(d) Male/Female.

12. The Commissioner says that as ____________, they are responsible for what is happening.
(a) Officers.
(b) Females.
(c) Elders.
(d) Males.

13. The Male Leader tells the men they must retake the ____________ and teach the women a lesson.
(a) Temple.
(b) Treasury.
(c) Church.
(d) Senate.

14. Lysistrata wraps the Commissioner up in a piece of __________ to represent a shroud.
(a) Lambskin.
(b) Wool.
(c) Leather.
(d) Silk.

15. Lysistrata notes that when women offered suggestions, they were told to be ____________.
(a) Obedient.
(b) Subservient.
(c) Louder.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women are now armed with ___________ to fight off the attack by the men and the soldiers.

2. Lampito does wonder about the men of ______________, though Sparta does seem to be reasonable.

3. The Commissioner gives a speech about how women use their _________________.

4. The _______________ pour out of the temple, overwhelming the Commissioner and the men.

5. What does the Male Leader do to the Female Leader to cause her to lash out initially?

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