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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the women fling at the men in order to douse their aggression?
(a) Oil.
(b) Water.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Perfume.

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

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

4. Lysistrata lets the women know there is already a group of older ___________ women waiting for her signal.
(a) Italian.
(b) Athenian.
(c) Roman.
(d) Spartan.

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

6. The Male Leader says that by taking the lead in the battle, he takes his place alongside the great ___________ of Athenian history.
(a) Saints.
(b) Martyrs.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Gods.

7. The only way that Greece can attain unity and ________ is if the women take control, according to Lysistrata.
(a) Power.
(b) Peace.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Humility.

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

9. Who appears with the four police officers at the start of this part of the play?
(a) Commissioner.
(b) Athene.
(c) Zeus.
(d) President.

10. What does the Female Leader grab before running back to the women?
(a) Male Leader's sword.
(b) Male Leader's helmet.
(c) Male Leader's shield.
(d) Male Leader's ankle.

11. Instead, Kleonike suggests that the oath be sworn with a _____________.
(a) Cup of wine.
(b) Olive branch.
(c) Dove.
(d) Stone.

12. Who reassures Lysistrata that the women will show up for the meeting she has called?
(a) Athene.
(b) Kleonike.
(c) Boiotia.
(d) Lampito.

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

14. What does the Female Leader notice from the men's pots so she tells the women to stop?
(a) Oil.
(b) Ashes.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Wood.

15. What does the Male Leader do to the Female Leader when he approaches her?
(a) Kisses her.
(b) Trips her.
(c) Hits her.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the things that happen when the Male Leader and the Female Leader meet?

2. Kleonike reminds Lysistrata that women are supposed to be pretty, ornamental, and __________.

3. The Commissioner demands to know why they women are so concerned about ____________.

4. To whom do the Women pray in order to have strength and guidance?

5. Who is NOT one of the women who complain that since the men have been at war, they've hardly been home at all?

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