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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lysistrata.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pheidippides predict Strepsiades will do after Pheidippides finishes his training at Socrates' School?
(a) Strepsiades will soon create more debt.
(b) Strepsiades will soon die.
(c) Strepsiades will soon be out of debt.
(d) Strepsiades will soon create his own school.

2. What plan is proposed during the meeting at the beginning of Lysistrata?
(a) That women stop doing the chores.
(b) That women withhold sex to force the men to stop the war.
(c) That women stop cooking.
(d) That women stop cleaning their husband's clothes.

3. In Peace, what is Hermes trying to prevent after War leaves heaven?
(a) Prevent Trygaeus from leaving heaven.
(b) Prevent Trygaeus from feeding his beetle.
(c) Prevent war from meeting peace
(d) Prevent Trygaeus from freeing the god of peace.

4. What does Trygaeus do after arriving in heaven?
(a) He argues with the god.
(b) He goes back home.
(c) He hits the god.
(d) He feeds his beetle.

5. What are the two slaves collecting for their master's beetle at the start of Peace?
(a) Grass.
(b) Dung.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Hay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the gods who remained in heaven plan on doing to the Greek cities?

2. In Lysistrata, what are some of the women trying to do while guarding the building they took over?

3. What became of Pheidippides?

4. Upon his arrival at the think-shop, how is Strepsiades greeted?

5. What does Trygaeus discover upon his arrival in heaven?

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