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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. _____________ says she will bring he men of Sparta over to her plan, and then the plan can be extended.

3. The Commissioner goes into a story about how women fighting for their rights brings ______________.

4. ____________ demands that Lysistrata tell the women why they are there for the meeting.

5. What does Lysistrata have in her hand that helps her block the advances of the officers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Lysistrata disappears to get Myrrhine, what does Kinesias complain about?

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

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

5. What happens when the Commissioner orders the officers to pry open the doors to the Akropolis?

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

7. What is the story of the hunter that the Male Chorus tells in verse?

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

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

10. What does the Male Leader remind the Chorus of men to do with the pot and the wood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money is another theme that seems to take up a lot of energy in this play, with the women taking over the Treasury as well.

Part 1: Why do you think the women decided that the Treasury might also impact the peace efforts?

Part 2: What do you think the play is trying to say about the roles of sex and money in society? Why?

Part 3: Do you think sex or money has more power in society? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Though the women are looking to have more freedom and to have peace in the area, they seem to be going about it by playing on stereotypes they're trying to dismiss.

Part 1: Why did the women choose sex as the bargaining chip in the fight for peace?

Part 2: Do you think tempting the men is a strong way of showing the men that they are the more powerful sex? Why or why not?

Part 3: Does the idea of women using lust to gain power seem to support feminism or not? Why?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of different points at which Aristophanes uses symbolism in his play.

Part 1: What do you think the symbolism of the men carrying wood and fire is? Why?

Part 2: What do you think the symbolism of the women carrying water in pitchers is? Why?

Part 3: How might the scene in which the women douse the men with water be interpreted on a symbolic level? Why?

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