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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. 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.

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

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

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

5. What have the women done for the war effort, up to the play?
(a) Given their sons and daughters.
(b) Repaired the torn uniforms of the soldiers.
(c) Supplied the armies with homemade meals.
(d) Handled local government while the soldiers are gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lysistrata angry in the beginning of the play?

2. Who is the first woman to join Lysistrata?

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

4. What does Pheidippdes want to do with his father before Strepsiades brings out the rooster and hen?

5. In Lysistrata, after the women swear the oath and go to the Acropolis, who enters the stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Outline Wrong's argument in the formal debate.

2. The Chorus of Old Men also push logs up to the Acropolis. How do they handle the task and what does that symbolize?

3. Describe the oath the four women take in Lysistrata.

4. Compare and contrast Calonice and Myrrhine.

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

6. How are the women reacting to the sex strike? What does this say about the women?

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

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

9. How will The Chorus of The Clouds react if mistreated?

10. How does Lysistrata rally the women?

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