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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who enters the scene with a cloak in front of them in order to conceal their frustration?
(a) Kinesias.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Tiberius.
(d) Messenger.

2. Where does Myrrhine appear when she finally sees Kinesias as he approaches the building?
(a) Stoop.
(b) Chapel.
(c) Roof.
(d) Firepit.

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

4. Who sends all of the women back inside in order to restore order to the movement?
(a) The Commissioner.
(b) Female Leader.
(c) Male Leader.
(d) Lysistrata.

5. What is the slave carrying when the scene begins in this part of the play?
(a) Corn.
(b) Wine.
(c) Baby.
(d) Milk.

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

7. Myrrhine says that she will come back if Kinesias stops the ___________.
(a) Cries.
(b) Wars.
(c) Inequality.
(d) Poverty.

8. Myrrhine says that she _________ Kinesias, but she also realizes that he does not love her.
(a) Wants.
(b) Understands.
(c) Loves.
(d) Misses.

9. The Male Leader comes into the scene to complain about the _________ of women.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Audacity.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Immorality.

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

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

12. What do the males offer up as a sign of power for men after praising the man in the story?
(a) Muscles.
(b) Smelliness.
(c) Dirtiness.
(d) Hairiness.

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

14. The ________ bangs on the door of the Akropolis and demands to be admitted.
(a) Female Leader.
(b) Slave.
(c) Commissioner.
(d) Male Leader.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The __________ negotiate which parts of the country each city will control, using Peace's body.

2. The Chorus of Men warn that there is an angry __________ that will attack anybody.

3. When _____________ reads the parchment, the women are convinced and see her point.

4. What does Kinesias say he will do when he becomes more and more frustrated with Myrrhine?

5. What is NOT one of the things that Myrrhine runs back and forth to fetch from the temple?

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