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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lampito does wonder about the men of ______________, though Sparta does seem to be reasonable.
(a) Athens.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

4. What are the women of the Chorus of Women carrying as they notice the men?
(a) Blankets.
(b) Pitchers of water.
(c) Matches.
(d) Pots of fire.

5. Who has seized the Treasury so the Commissioner cannot go through with his deal?
(a) Spartans.
(b) Rome.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

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

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

8. The Chorus of Men take off their ________, revealing they are ready for battle.
(a) Cloaks.
(b) Helmets.
(c) Armor.
(d) Pants.

9. Lysistrata is pacing at the start of the play, waiting for the women of ____________ to arrive.
(a) Athens.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

10. What does Lysistrata say the women will do for the men, which angers the Commissioner?
(a) Overpower them.
(b) Seduce them.
(c) Rescue them.
(d) Kill them.

11. When the man becomes ___________, Lysistrata says that the woman should refuse to go all the way.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Naked.
(c) Angry.
(d) Aroused.

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

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

14. ____________ says she has no concerns with making this plan work with the men of Sparta.
(a) Myrrhine.
(b) Lampito.
(c) Lysistrata.
(d) Kleonike.

15. The Female Leader mocks the ____________ passed by men after the women remove another layer of clothes.
(a) Gods.
(b) Children.
(c) Laws.
(d) Phalluses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Female Leader hit the Male Leader with before running back?

2. ____________ demands that Lysistrata tell the women why they are there for the meeting.

3. The Male Leader tells the men of the Chorus, they must go to the _____________ in order to regain control.

4. The men think the women's plan is a cover for a plan by _________ to empty the Athenian Treasury.

5. Who is the pretty young woman who arrives in time for Lysistrata's meeting of the women of the town?

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