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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hoopoe's servant claim to be when Euelpides and Pisthetaerus first meet him?
(a) A bird.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A rat.

3. What do the envoys promise Blepyros when they escort him to his home?
(a) A new horse.
(b) Intercourse.
(c) A hearty dinner.
(d) A new chariot.

4. Who is getting married at the end of The Birds?
(a) Hera and Pisthetaerus.
(b) Sovereignty and Hoopoe.
(c) Sovereignty and Pisthetaerus.
(d) Hera and Zeus.

5. In The Assemblywomen, what resolution does Praxagora plan to introduce for Greece?
(a) Go to war.
(b) Make peace with Sparta.
(c) Turn the power over to women.
(d) Force men to wear dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is a man supposed to earn the right to sleep with a pretty girl according to Praxagora?

2. In Thesmophoriazusae, who warns the women of a spy in their mists during the court proceedings?

3. In Thesmophoriazusae, what do the women try to do to Mnesilochus to confirm that he is a man?

4. How did Mnesilochus' cousin try to free him at the end of Thesmophoriazusae?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes king of the birds at the end of The Birds?

2. How does Euripides rescue Mnesilochus after his arrest?

3. What is Euripides concerned about at the start of Thesmophoriazusae?

4. What is Pisthetaerus' plan for gaining control over earth and heaven?

5. How is Praxagora's husband reacting to the new rules instating by Praxagora?

6. How do the men react to the Lysistrata's taking over the treasury building?

7. Why is Lysistrata convening the meeting and what is discussed?

8. What society do women in The Assemblywomen plan on instating after voting to put themselves in charge of Athens?

9. In the play The Frogs, where are Dionysus and Xanthias going and how are they greeted when they arrived?

10. Why is Dionysus changing clothes so often in the middle of The Frogs?

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