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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) The Gods.
(b) Athenian Food.
(c) Athenian Warriors.
(d) Athenian Women.

2. Why is Myrrhine late for Lysistrata's meeting?
(a) She had to bathe and feed the baby.
(b) She had to make breakfast.
(c) She slept in.
(d) She had trouble finding her waistband in the dark.

3. What pair enter from the school as Strepsiades instructs Socrates what to teach Pheidippides?
(a) Love and Hate.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) Right and Wrong.
(d) Light and Dark.

4. Strepsiades goes back to The Thinkery to check and see if Pheidippides is ready. Who answers the door?
(a) The Chours of Clouds
(b) Socrates.
(c) Pheidippides.
(d) The Student.

5. According to Calonice's first conversation with Lysistrata, which of the following are not part of what a woman can do?
(a) Wear giant slippers.
(b) Speak for herself.
(c) Look pretty.
(d) Sit at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lysistrata expect to be at her meeting first?

2. What does Lysistrata suggest the Magistrate and all the men do?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Before they begin the formal debate, what are some of the things Right and Wrong bicker about?

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

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

6. How does Lysistrata rally the women?

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

8. Describe Lysistrata.

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

10. What do the pitchers carried by The Chorus of Old Women represent?

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