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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women also complain about how hard it was to fill their _______________.
(a) Laundry.
(b) Bathtubs.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Pitchers.

2. Lysistrata speaks to the Chorus of Women, telling them to rise up and claim their ___________.
(a) Faith.
(b) Children.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

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

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

5. The Commissioner says that as ____________, they are responsible for what is happening.
(a) Officers.
(b) Males.
(c) Elders.
(d) Females.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ delivers a speech about how men have made a mess in the city for years as the women have sat by.

2. The Chorus of Men take off their ________, revealing they are ready for battle.

3. In thoughts of what does Kleonike begin to lose herself when she is talking with Lysistrata?

4. What does the Male Leader do to the Female Leader to cause her to lash out initially?

5. _______________ tells Lysistrata that a peace oath can not be sworn on the item from #28.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kinesias wearing when he enters the Temple in order to talk to Myrrhine?

2. How does Lysistrata think that salvation can be gained for women?

3. What does the Chorus of Women reveal about the way they are dressed?

4. Why does Kinesias think that Myrrhine should be ashamed of herself?

5. How does Lysistrata conclude her final statement to the Athenians and Spartans?

6. Why is Lysistrata pacing at the start of the play during the opening scene?

7. How do the men vow to fight the women, even though their bodies ache and the smoke makes them choke?

8. What happens as the Men and the Women go head to head in the battle?

9. What do the women do after Lysistrata reads to them the prophecy and they see her point?

10. What does the Commissioner order the Chorus to do when he comes out of the temple?

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