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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. Who is told to go to Sparta to spread the word about the plan of Lysistrata?
(a) Kleonike.
(b) Lampito.
(c) Myrrhine.
(d) Boiotia.

2. What does Lysistrata say the women will do for the men, which angers the Commissioner?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Seduce them.
(c) Overpower them.
(d) Rescue them.

3. The Chorus of Men take off their ________, revealing they are ready for battle.
(a) Armor.
(b) Cloaks.
(c) Pants.
(d) Helmets.

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

5. What does the Male Leader do to the Female Leader when he approaches her?
(a) Kisses her.
(b) Trips her.
(c) Hits her.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the grabbing in #93 do to the Male Leader in the play?

2. Lysistrata notes that when women offered suggestions, they were told to be ____________.

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

4. Lysistrata talks about unraveling the political and military situation in the city the same way one would unravel __________.

5. Who is the big strapping woman who arrives in time for Lysistrata's meeting of the women of the area?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Chorus of Men remove another layer of clothing, as they explain to the women?

2. What does Lysistrata say that she and all the other women have already heard of Kinesias?

3. What happens when the Male Leader bangs on the door of the Akropolis?

4. When the Female Leader speaks of having invested her sons in the life and worth of Athens, what does she suggest?

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

6. What happens as the officers attempt to arrest the women who are blocking the way to the Akropolis?

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

8. Who is Kinesias followed by when he comes into the Temple?

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

10. What does Lysistrata confess she has been thinking about when Kleonike asks her why she called the meeting?

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