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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. In Part 3 of Lysistrata, which woman is the first to exit the temple and face the Magistrate?
(a) Calcone.
(b) Myrrhne.
(c) Lysistrata.
(d) Lampito.

2. In The Clouds, what is the First Creditor collecting for?
(a) The chariot.
(b) The stable fees.
(c) The ash-colored horse.
(d) The pony.

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. As The Chorus of Old Men slowly get their fires going, who runs to the scene?

2. As they fighting goes on between the Choruses, who "accepts defeat for the time being"?

3. What has changed about Pheidippides's appearance since he entered The Thinkery?

4. As quoted in Lysistrata, complete Euripides' statement. "There is no beast so shameless as a ____"?

5. Who provides the rules for Right and Wrong's argument?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cinesias.

2. Describe the first confrontation between the Choruses of Men and Women in Lysistrata.

3. Who is Lampito? Describe how she is treated by the Athenian women.

4. How has The Chorus of The Clouds changed throughout the play?

5. In the past, how did the women of Lysistrata feel about the political blunders of their husbands? How did they deal with it?

6. Describe the second meeting of the Choruses in Lysistrata.

7. Describe how Strepsiades finally gets Pheidippides to attend The Thinkery.

8. Describe the Magistrate in Part 3 of Lysistrata.

9. How does Lysistrata rally the women?

10. How do the Choruses react to the scene between Cinesias and Myrrhine?

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