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

2. The man spotted by Lysistrata in Part 4 is actually a husband, belonging to one of the women present. Whose husband is he?

3. In Lysistrata, what do the women carry with them to meet the Chorus of Old Men?

4. Before the women took the Acropolis, the Magistrate had trouble with women. What did the last woman do to upset the Magistrate?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After his education, what does Pheidippides consider acceptable in regard to his relationships with his parents?

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

5. Describe Lysistrata.

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

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

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

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

10. Compare and contrast Calonice and Myrrhine.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

These three plays speak to a broad spectrum of culture, life, ritual, and relationships in Ancient Greece. Pick three concepts that still exist today, and relate them to present time. Use materials from the book and trace how your three concepts have traveled through time and how they exist now. Some ideas include education, politics, and religion.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

War and peace are topics discussed at length in Aristophanes plays. Discuss how their concepts change in the series of plays and what Aristophanes overall message is to Athens.

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