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

2. The ________ Leader grabs the __________ Leader and slips away, telling the Chorus of Women to fight back.
(a) Female/Male.
(b) Male/Female.
(c) Female/Old Man.
(d) Male/Old Woman.

3. Lysistrata explains that withholding the _____________ means the men will be unable to go to war.
(a) Sex.
(b) Money.
(c) Children.
(d) Temple.

4. The _______________ pour out of the temple, overwhelming the Commissioner and the men.
(a) Animals.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Goddesses.

5. Kleonike reminds Lysistrata that women are supposed to be pretty, ornamental, and __________.
(a) Sexy.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Loud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is making the men in the Chorus choke as they are trying to reach the temple?

2. When Lysistrata says they need one person to represent all the women in the oath, who is this person?

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

4. Lysistrata says the first thing the women will do when they are in control is to rid the marketplace of ___________.

5. Lysistrata says that when ___________ agrees, she is the only one who is worthy of being called a woman.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Male Leader say to the men as they are walking into the scene?

2. What happens when the Chorus of Men take off their cloaks at the start of the scene?

3. What does Lysistrata reveal to the Female Leader when she asks Lysistrata what is wrong?

4. What happens when the Male Leader talks about the injuries that have been done to them?

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

6. What does the Commissioner credit with helping the talks that have taken place in the Akropolis?

7. What does Lampito demand from Lysistrata when she arrives at the meeting Lysistrata has called?

8. What does the Magistrate condemn the Chorus for doing at the start of this scene?

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

10. What does Lysistrata hear when she asks the women what they think of their men being at war?

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