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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Strepsiades tells the First Creditor he would make a very good what?

3. How do Stratyllis and the Men's Leader and their followers get ready to fight?

4. In The Clouds, what does the Second Creditor look like?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Magistrate in Part 3 of Lysistrata.

3. How does The Clouds end?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several other symbols, other than wine, are used in the three plays by Aristophanes. Pick three to describe and compare.

Essay Topic 2

Talk about the problems involved with the female empowerment in Lysistrata.

Essay Topic 3

Outline the current state of affairs or status quo in The Acharnians or Lysistrata. Include three major areas of topic, such as politics, religion, or trade.

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