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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the big strapping woman who arrives in time for Lysistrata's meeting of the women of the area?
(a) Lampito.
(b) Boiotia.
(c) Kleonike.
(d) Myrrhine.

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

3. Lysistrata compares the life of a city to a __________ newly shaved off a sheep.
(a) Fuzz.
(b) Skein.
(c) Fleece.
(d) Fluff.

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

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

6. The Male and Female Chorus Leaders argue about who has the right to ____________, men or women.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Peace.
(d) Violence.

7. The Female Leader suggests the men have wasted the ___________ invested in peace by their grandfathers.
(a) Ideals.
(b) Honor.
(c) Rules.
(d) Funds.

8. Lysistrata says that when ___________ agrees, she is the only one who is worthy of being called a woman.
(a) Myrrhine.
(b) Boiotia.
(c) Lampito.
(d) Kleonike.

9. Lysistrata explains that the women must make themselves as _____________ as they can.
(a) Busy.
(b) Homely.
(c) Unavailable.
(d) Beautiful.

10. 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) Say they will divorce them.
(d) Leave.

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

12. The _______________ pour out of the temple, overwhelming the Commissioner and the men.
(a) Women.
(b) Goddesses.
(c) Animals.
(d) Children.

13. The Commissioner gives a speech about how women use their _________________.
(a) Perfumes.
(b) Voices.
(c) Bodies.
(d) Sexual wiles.

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

15. The Chorus of Men appears, carrying a pot containing ___________ and branches of wood.
(a) Wine.
(b) Fire.
(c) Oil.
(d) Ash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lysistrata reminds the Commissioner to never underestimate the power of ____________.

2. Lysistrata suggests they all take ______________ to seal their bargain and their plan.

3. Lysistrata tells the women to be calm and wait for the spirit of _________ to fill the men so the attack can really begin.

4. The Chorus of Men remove another layer of clothing to give the women a whiff of _____________.

5. As the wine is poured, the women in the group comment about how much it looks like _____________.

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