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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. Who is Dionysus at the beginning of The Frogs?
(a) A miner.
(b) A God.
(c) A slave.
(d) A backer.
2. In Thesmophoriazusae, who conducts Mnesilochus' interrogation during the proceedings?
(a) Agathon.
(b) Cleisthenes.
(c) The vendor.
(d) Micca.
3. What does Hoopoe's servant claim to be when Euelpides and Pisthetaerus first meet him?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A bird.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A rat.
4. Who is Pisthetaerus going to take control of at the end of The Birds?
(a) Zeus' mistress, Sovereignty.
(b) Zeus' father, Cronus.
(c) Zeus' wife, Hera.
(d) Zeus' brother, Hades
5. In Thesmophoriazusae, who speaks in Euripides' defense at the women's court?
(a) Cleisthenes.
(b) Mnesilochus dressed as a woman.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Agathon.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Lysistrata, what are some of the women trying to do while guarding the building they took over?
2. In The Assemblywomen, what resolution does Praxagora plan to introduce for Greece?
3. In Lysistrata, who does the constable think is primarily responsible for the women's attitude?
4. Who ferries Dionysus across the river in Hades?
5. What do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus eat in the woods to undergo a transformation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plan does Lysistrata hope to put in place with the support of the other women?
2. What is Euripides concerned about at the start of Thesmophoriazusae?
3. Why is Lysistrata convening the meeting and what is discussed?
4. Why is Dionysus changing clothes so often in the middle of The Frogs?
5. How is Praxagora's husband reacting to the new rules instating by Praxagora?
6. What is the old women's role in Lysistrata's plan?
7. What are Aeschylus and Euripides representing in The Frogs?
8. What is Pisthetaerus' plan for gaining control over earth and heaven?
9. What idea does Pisthetaerus come up with while talking with Hoopoe?
10. In the play The Frogs, where are Dionysus and Xanthias going and how are they greeted when they arrived?
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