The Complete Plays Test | Final Test - Easy

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The Complete Plays Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Pisthetaerus trick Zeus at the end of The Birds?
(a) Athena.
(b) Prometheus.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Ades.

2. Why isn't Xanthias allowed to go across the river with Dionysus?
(a) He is a slave.
(b) He is too heavy.
(c) He wants to swim.
(d) He can fly.

3. In Lysistrata, who does the constable think is primarily responsible for the women's attitude?
(a) The government.
(b) The men not capable of controlling their woman-folk.
(c) The women.
(d) The Spartans.

4. In The Assemblywomen, what is Blepyros' relationship with Praxagora?
(a) Praxagora's husband.
(b) Praxagora's father.
(c) Praxagora's son.
(d) Praxagora's brother.

5. In Thesmophoriazusae, what did Mnesilochus' cousin agree to do in order to rescue his cousin?
(a) To commit suicide.
(b) To do Chores.
(c) To write a tragedy.
(d) To not write anything bad about women again.

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

7. What is Praxagora lamenting at the start of The Assemblywomen?
(a) The lack of love.
(b) The ineffective and ruinous ruling by the men.
(c) The lack of good men.
(d) The lack of entertainment.

8. Who are fighting over the young man at the end of The Assemblywomen?
(a) Beautiful women.
(b) Old women.
(c) Men.
(d) Ugly women.

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

10. In Thesmophoriazusae, what does Mnesilochus do to defend himself after being uncovered as a man?
(a) He hides.
(b) He takes a hostage, but the baby turns out to be a bottle of wine.
(c) He runs.
(d) He tries to talk his way out.

11. Who is Xanthias at the beginning of The Frogs?
(a) A God.
(b) A playwright.
(c) A nymph.
(d) Dionysus' slave.

12. How do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus name the city they help create?
(a) Squirrelopolis.
(b) Monkeylopolis.
(c) Birdopolis.
(d) Cuckoonebulopolis.

13. How did the attendees react to the proposal made by Lysistrata?
(a) They balk at the plan, but later accept it.
(b) They leave the meeting.
(c) They are indifferent.
(d) They are enthusiastic.

14. How is Dionysus avoiding conflict with the characters that mistake him for Heracles?
(a) He trades clothes with Xanthias.
(b) He hides.
(c) He flies.
(d) He does not.

15. What do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus eat in the woods to undergo a transformation?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Beef.
(c) A salad.
(d) A root.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pisthetaerus going to take control of at the end of The Birds?

2. At the beginning of the Birds, who are Eulipides and Pisthetaerus looking for?

3. How is Cinesias treated when he arrives at the building occupied by the women?

4. In Thesmophoriazusae, who is Mnesilochus' cousin?

5. What does Lysistrata want in the play, Lysistrata?

(see the answer keys)

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