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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. How is Wrong dressed in Part 3 of The Clouds?
(a) An old man in dated but luxurious clothing.
(b) An adolescent with a rooster.
(c) An unhealthy young man who smirks.
(d) A robust solder from Sparta.

2. In Lysistrata, after the women douse the men with water, who enters?
(a) Lysistrata.
(b) The Magistrate.
(c) Stratyllis.
(d) The First Old Woman.

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

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

5. As quoted in Lysistrata, complete Euripides' statement. "There is no beast so shameless as a ____"?
(a) Child.
(b) Man.
(c) Woman.
(d) Pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wrong tells Pheidippides not to listen to Right because he will grow up and be what?

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

3. What does Right talk about in his big speech, debating with Wrong?

4. In The Clouds, who is "the bravest man that has performed the greatest number of labors"?

5. How is Right dressed in Part 3 of The Clouds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does dressing the Magistrate as a woman symbolize?

2. Describe the Magistrate in Part 3 of Lysistrata.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does The Clouds end?

9. Compare and contrast Calonice and Myrrhine.

10. What do The Chorus of Old Men's pots symbolize?

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