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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes out of the Akropolis, drunk and belligerent when the door is pounded upon?
(a) Myrrhine.
(b) Lampito.
(c) Boiotia.
(d) The Commissioner.

2. As Lysistrata talks with the ______________, some of the women try to run away.
(a) Goddess.
(b) Female Leader.
(c) Male Leader.
(d) Chorus Sage.

3. The Commissioner jokes about whether the Messenger is carrying a ______________.
(a) Pot of fire.
(b) Woman.
(c) Sword.
(d) Concealed weapon.

4. Who makes crude jokes about the frustrated man who entered the scene before them?
(a) Kleonike.
(b) Lysistrata.
(c) The Commissioner.
(d) Old Man.

5. When Myrrhine begins to _____________, she asks her husband whether he will vote to end the war.
(a) Undress.
(b) Leave.
(c) Sing.
(d) Write.

6. What is NOT one of the things that Myrrhine runs back and forth to fetch from the temple?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Mattress.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Jewelry.

7. The Male Leader finally submits to the Female Leader, calling to an end the _______________ they play on each other.
(a) Mischief.
(b) Arguments.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Misery.

8. What does the item(s) that Kinesias is wearing signify him as being frustrated about?
(a) The lack of food.
(b) The lack of sex.
(c) The battle to come.
(d) The lack of peace.

9. _______________ tells the Spartans and the Athenians to take their women back home.
(a) The Messenger.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) Lysistrata.
(d) The Commissioner.

10. Who makes way for the women, the Athenians and the Spartans to leave the temple?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The slave.
(c) The Messenger.
(d) The Commissioner.

11. Who does Kinesias want to see when he approaches the building and Lysistrata?
(a) Lysistrata.
(b) Kleonike.
(c) Myrrhine.
(d) Lampito.

12. _____________ says she understands that the women are lonely, but that they must be strong.
(a) Kleonike.
(b) Lysistrata.
(c) Boiotia.
(d) Lampito.

13. The Commissioner tells the Messenger to go to _________________ and tell the government to negotiate for peace.
(a) Cairo.
(b) Rome.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Athens.

14. Who is the person who is coming up the temple and is seen by Lysistrata?
(a) The General.
(b) Male Leader.
(c) The Commissioner.
(d) Kinesias.

15. Who has driven the men of Sparta away from their women, which has left the men doubled up in pain and frustration?
(a) Kleonike.
(b) Lampito.
(c) Kinesias.
(d) Lysistrata.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters the scene with a cloak in front of them in order to conceal their frustration?

2. Kinesias talks about how __________ things have been since Myrrhine has been gone.

3. The Chorus of Women notes that ____________ might not actually be able to find anything if they come to look.

4. Lysistrata tells the men that now that they've agreed, they must now ___________ themselves.

5. What does Kinesias call sex - the Rites of _______________.

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