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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Kinesias.
(c) Lysistrata.
(d) Lampito.

2. The Commissioner notes that everyone has had a lot of __________ so everyone speaks freely.
(a) Wine.
(b) Hot water.
(c) Sex.
(d) Food.

3. Kinesias comes in with the Athenians and demands to see ________________.
(a) Kleonike.
(b) Lysistrata.
(c) Lampito.
(d) Myrrhine.

4. The Chorus of Men warn that there is an angry __________ that will attack anybody.
(a) Snake.
(b) Dog.
(c) God.
(d) Bear.

5. Who dresses the Male Leader in his robes and tunic again, though the Male Leader doesn't think this gesture is sincere?
(a) Kleonike.
(b) The Commissioner.
(c) Female Leader.
(d) Lysistrata.

6. The __________ negotiate which parts of the country each city will control, using Peace's body.
(a) Gods.
(b) Goddesses.
(c) Men.
(d) Women.

7. Who offers to wait around to help Myrrhine with the actions she must take?
(a) Kleonike.
(b) No one.
(c) Lysistrata.
(d) Lampito.

8. What does Lysistrata see when she is standing where she is, calling the others to battle?
(a) Man.
(b) Woman.
(c) Monk.
(d) Baby.

9. The Commissioner orders the ____________ to move along, saying the Spartans need to pass.
(a) Romans.
(b) Chorus.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

10. Who comes into the scene at the start of this part of the play?
(a) Kinesias.
(b) The Commissioner.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) The Male Leader.

11. The Male Chorus speaks in verse and tells a story about a ____________.
(a) Hunter.
(b) Woman.
(c) God.
(d) Deer.

12. One of the Spartans speaks in a long verse that praises _________________.
(a) Kinesias.
(b) The Athenians.
(c) Lysistrata
(d) The Commissioner.

13. What else does the Male Chorus want to end, as told in their cries to the god?
(a) Dispute with women.
(b) The longest night.
(c) The hot sun.
(d) The war with Sparta.

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

15. The women treat the men to a ___________________ and each goes home with her husband.
(a) Banquet.
(b) Bath.
(c) Gift.
(d) Prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the women's complaints is that they are _____________ in the Akropolis when they come out to talk to Lysistrata.

2. Who does the baby go home with when Kinesias and Myrrhine are talking with each other?

3. When Myrrhine begins to _____________, she asks her husband whether he will vote to end the war.

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

5. What does the item(s) that Kinesias is wearing signify him as being frustrated about?

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