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

2. What god is caught wandering on earth at the end of The Birds?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Athena.
(d) Iris.

3. Who tries to burn down the gates after the women take over the building?
(a) A chorus of men.
(b) Myrrhine.
(c) The women.
(d) Lysistrata.

4. How did Mnesilochus' cousin try to free him at the end of Thesmophoriazusae?
(a) Using a horse.
(b) He dresses up.
(c) By paying the guards.
(d) By force.

5. Who is Dionysus in route to at the beginning of The Frogs?
(a) The oracle.
(b) His half-brother, Heracles.
(c) To see Zeus.
(d) To see Hades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Calonice's relationship with Lysistrata?

2. What do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus propose to the one they meet in the woods?

3. Who is Xanthias at the beginning of The Frogs?

4. In The Assemblywomen, what resolution does Praxagora plan to introduce for Greece?

5. In Thesmophoriazusae, who is Mnesilochus' cousin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the old women's role in Lysistrata's plan?

4. How does Euripides rescue Mnesilochus after his arrest?

5. What are Aeschylus and Euripides representing in The Frogs?

6. How is the life of a young man as a result of the new regime in The Assemblywomen?

7. Who and what are the Eulipides and Pisthetaerus looking for in The Birds?

8. How do Pisthetaerus and the birds subdue the gods?

9. How are the women's meeting organized in Thesmophoriazusae?

10. Why do the women want to take power in The Assemblywomen and how do they plan on overthrowing the men?

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