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

2. In The Clouds, who is "the bravest man that has performed the greatest number of labors"?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Cleon.
(d) Zeus.

3. Strepsiades tells the First Creditor he would make a very good what?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Wine skin.
(c) Table.
(d) Model.

4. After the Magistrate runs off to "show his colleagues" what the women did to him, who comes out on stage?
(a) Calonice.
(b) Myrrhine.
(c) Lysistrata.
(d) The Choruses.

5. What will The Chorus of Clouds do for the theatre judges for a favorable outcome?
(a) Rain and crops.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Gold.
(d) Wine and beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates tell Strepsiades about Pheidippides's progress?

2. The Chorus of Old Men primarily condemn what, as they struggle to the Acropolis?

3. What have the women done for the war effort, up to the play?

4. The Men's leader must give up onions in order to do what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Lysistrata.

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

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

9. How does The Clouds end?

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

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