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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first woman to join Lysistrata?
(a) Lampito.
(b) Cinesias.
(c) Myrrhine.
(d) Calonice.

2. What has changed about Pheidippides's appearance since he entered The Thinkery?
(a) He has grown slightly taller.
(b) He has become very tan.
(c) He has become slightly fatter.
(d) He has become much more pale.

3. The man spotted by Lysistrata in Part 4 is actually a husband, belonging to one of the women present. Whose husband is he?
(a) Lampito.
(b) Lysistrata.
(c) Calonice.
(d) Myrrhine.

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

5. Lysistrata sees a man in the distance by the shrine of Chloe. What is vexing him?
(a) He is pulling a cart by himself.
(b) He is following a spool of thread that winds and unwinds.
(c) He is pushing a giant rock uphill.
(d) He is driven mad by Aphrodite's powers.

6. What object does Lysistrata use as a metaphor to show how they will solve Greece's problems?
(a) A day-old loaf of bread.
(b) A skin of wine, not yet aged.
(c) A tangled skein of wool.
(d) A field of flowers in spring.

7. In Lysistrata, what do the women carry with them to meet the Chorus of Old Men?
(a) Pitchers of water.
(b) Cups of sugar.
(c) Bowls of flour.
(d) Jugs of wine.

8. In The Clouds, what does the First Creditor look like?
(a) He is very pale.
(b) He is very fat.
(c) He is very thin.
(d) He is very handsome.

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

10. Who did Lysistrata expect to be at her meeting first?
(a) The Clouds.
(b) The Acharnians.
(c) The Megarians.
(d) The Spartians.

11. What does Lysistrata suggest the Magistrate and all the men do?
(a) Stay in charge. Keep the status quo.
(b) Listen to the women and keep quiet, as they used to do.
(c) Listen to the women but put in their opinions, too.
(d) Listen to the women, but do what they think is best.

12. Why is Lysistrata angry in the beginning of the play?
(a) Her husband is too attentive.
(b) None of the women have arrived at the meeting.
(c) She can't get to sleep.
(d) Her saffron robe is ripped.

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

14. In Lysistrata, what are the women going to do with the money in the temple?
(a) Take care of it, run the city.
(b) Give it to other cities to end the war.
(c) Buy new husbands that aren't soldiers.
(d) Spend it on clothes.

15. How is Right dressed in Part 3 of The Clouds?
(a) An old man in dated but luxurious clothing.
(b) An unhealthy young man who smirks.
(c) A robust soldier from a distant land.
(d) An adolescent with a hen.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Magistrate runs off to "show his colleagues" what the women did to him, who comes out on stage?

2. Pheidippides uses his education from The Thinkery to rationalize what?

3. How is Wrong dressed in Part 3 of The Clouds?

4. Now that Strepsiades tells Pheidippdes all of the fascinating things learned in the school, how does Pheidippdes feel about learning?

5. In Lysistrata, what are the men going to do with the first woman to exit the temple?

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