View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Male Leader comes into the scene to complain about the _________ of women.

2. What is NOT one of the things Kinesias feels Myrrhine should be ashamed of since she has left?

3. From where does Lysistrata run, clearly upset by the events which have taken place?

4. The ________ bangs on the door of the Akropolis and demands to be admitted.

5. Kinesias comes in with the Athenians and demands to see ________________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Quite often in this play, there are double entendres included in order to continue to support the discussion of sex and its power.

Part 1: Why do you think the play continues to use double entendres as the action reveals itself?

Part 2: Why do you think double entendres are used in modern society?

Part 3: Why do you think sex can not be spoken of plainly in the play and in the modern world?

Essay Topic 2

War is another of the many themes touched upon in the play "Lysistrata." The men are battling and the women begin to battle the men.

Part 1: Why is war such an important part of Greek society?

Part 2: Do you think a society will ever be able to abstain from war completely? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think war is such an important part of the world today? Or is it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 344 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample