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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Chorus of Old Men primarily condemn what, as they struggle to the Acropolis?
(a) The Gods.
(b) Powerful Athenian Warriors.
(c) Spartian music.
(d) Reckless Athenian Women.

2. How does one woman pretend to be pregnant in order to go home in Part 4 of Lysistrata?
(a) She uses wool, full of moths.
(b) She uses treasures from the temple.
(c) She is actually pregnant.
(d) She uses a helmet.

3. After The Chorus of Old Men get to the Acropolis, they blow on their coals. What happens?
(a) The coals went out.
(b) The coals fell out of their pots on the way.
(c) Smoke blows in their faces, twice.
(d) The coals blow away.

4. What does The Chorus of The Clouds predict about Strepsiades after this encounter with the Second Creditor?
(a) Strepsiades will be very proud of his son.
(b) Strepsiades will come into some money.
(c) Strepsiades will get out of all of his debt.
(d) Strepsiades will be broken-hearted.

5. What does Right talk about in his big speech, debating with Wrong?
(a) Children should be allowed to speak their mind.
(b) The good old days when people were decent.
(c) Young boys should eat expensive fish.
(d) There's no need to discipline children.

6. Now that Strepsiades tells Pheidippdes all of the fascinating things learned in the school, how does Pheidippdes feel about learning?
(a) Pheidippdes still thinks the school is foolish.
(b) Pheidippdes is anxious he isn't smart enough to learn.
(c) Pheidippdes gets excited about the school also.
(d) Pheidippdes rethinks his original feelings about the school.

7. The Athenian women of Lysistrata are impressed with Lampito's what?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Physical form.
(d) Hair.

8. What does Socrates tell Strepsiades about Pheidippides's progress?
(a) Pheidippides refused to learn anything.
(b) Pheidippides needs more time.
(c) Pheidippides may go, but he won't win all of the arguments.
(d) Pheidippides is ready to argue.

9. How does Socrates feel about teaching Pheidippides?
(a) Socrates thinks Pheidippides will be easy to teach.
(b) Socrates refuses to take Pheidippides as a student in the school.
(c) Socrates thinks Pheidippides will be exciting to teach.
(d) Socrates thinks Pheidippides will be difficult to teach.

10. The Chorus of Old Men primarily praise what, as they struggle to the Acropolis?
(a) Athenian Women.
(b) Athenian Warriors.
(c) The Gods.
(d) Athenian Food.

11. What is notable about the Spartan garments?
(a) They are all blue.
(b) They are all red.
(c) They button up the back.
(d) They are all split on the side.

12. According to Lysistrata, as she speaks to Stratylis, what are the women doing that upsets her so much?
(a) Looting the temple.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Deserting.
(d) Going on a hunger-strike.

13. In Part 4 of Lysistrata, all of the women's excuses for wanting to leave the Acropolis are what?
(a) Completely valid.
(b) Double-entendres.
(c) In the best interest of Greece.
(d) In the best interest of Lysistrata.

14. In Lysistrata, after the women swear the oath and go to the Acropolis, who enters the stage?
(a) Lampito.
(b) The Chorus of Old Men.
(c) The Chorus of Women.
(d) Reconciliation.

15. Pheidippides uses his education from The Thinkery to rationalize what?
(a) Not performing his chores.
(b) Hitting his father.
(c) Spending more money on horses.
(d) Paying back his father's debt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Lysistrata, after the Acropolis is opened, is it apparent that there are more men or women in the stand-off?

2. In Part 1, Calonice tells Lysistrata that Athenians can always be relied on to be what?

3. What day does Strepsiades tell Pheidippides he owes the creditors money?

4. What is the plan to get out the women occupying the Acropolis, according to the Men's Leader?

5. What object does Lysistrata use as a metaphor to show how they will solve Greece's problems?

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