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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives in the city after the chorus of men commiserates with Cinesias?
(a) A Spartan merchant.
(b) A Spartan woman.
(c) A Spartan herald.
(d) A Spartan governor.

2. How does Bdelycleon counter his father's arguments?
(a) He says that defendants have too much power over judges.
(b) He says politicians are the ones with real power and use the court for personal gain.
(c) He says that judges have too much power and the courts should be disbanded.
(d) He says that the people attending the courts are too old.

3. At the end of Peace, how does the celebration end?
(a) People steal the bride and escape flying on a giant beetle.
(b) Zeus refuses to assist in the wedding.
(c) People are celebrating, using war instruments as peaceful tools.
(d) War comes back.

4. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?
(a) Their master.
(b) Athena.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Cleon.

5. What convinced Sparta to make the proposal?
(a) The women of Sparta refuse to clean clothes.
(b) The women of Sparta refuse to have intercourse too.
(c) The women of Sparta refuse to prepare food.
(d) The Spartans were defeated by the Athenian army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who greets Trygaeus upon his arrival at the gates of heaven?

3. In the Knights, what do the slaves tell the audience?

4. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?

5. In Peace, what are the gods feelings about the war in Greece?

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