Why were the old women sent to seize the Acropolis?

The old women aren't as important to the sex strike

Why does Lysistrata bring out her naked handmaiden, Peace, at the end of the play?

Peace makes the men even more urgent to make an agreement

Why does Lysistrata remove her veil?

To put it on the Commissioner and prove she's not inferior

In what condition do the warriors arrive?

Sexually frustrated AND desperate for peace

What information does the Oracle give the women?

They will be humiliated if they don't work together

How does Lysistrata propose the women will make the men declare peace?

Abstinence until peace is declared

How does the Chorus of Women defeat the Chorus of Men in their first conflict?

The women douse the men with cold water

How does Myrrhine torment her husband?

She makes it seem as though she'll sleep with him but won't

Why does Lysistrata say she is ashamed to be a woman?

Women don't stand up to men when they should

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Lysistrata

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1
Which two groups are at war?
Athens and Sparta
Sparta and Milesians
Sparta and Myrrhine
Athens and Myrrhine
2
What reason do the women give to be able to leave the Akropolis?
Unpeeled flax
Pregnancy
All of the above
Need to weave
3
Why were the old women sent to seize the Acropolis?
The old women are great warriors
The old women can disguise themselves and go undetected
The old women aren't as important to the sex strike
The old women are witches and will put a spell on any guards
4
Why does Lysistrata bring out her naked handmaiden, Peace, at the end of the play?
Peace represents a deus ex machina and solves everything
Peace wants peace
Peace looks just like a map of ancient Greece
Peace makes the men even more urgent to make an agreement
5
How do the men characterize the women?
Passive
Deceitful
Smart
Sexy
6
Why does Lysistrata remove her veil?
To scare the Police Commissioner with her hideous face
To go against Athenian religious tradition
To put it on the Commissioner and prove she's not inferior
To kiss the Police Commissioner
7
Which of Aristotle's 6 Elements of Theatre is highlighted with this comedy?
Spectacle
Theme
Diction
Plot
8
In what condition do the warriors arrive?
Sexually frustrated
Desperate for peace
Sexually frustrated AND desperate for peace
Ready for war
9
What information does the Oracle give the women?
They will be humiliated if they work together
They will be humiliated
They will be humiliated if they don't work together
Keep calm and carry on
10
How does Lysistrata propose the women will make the men declare peace?
She has no plan for peace
Abstinence until peace is declared
Abstinence until they apologize
Abstinence for a week
11
How does the Chorus of Women defeat the Chorus of Men in their first conflict?
The women beat the men with sticks
The women dump chamber pots on the men
The women douse the men with cold water
The women completely ignore the men
12
How does Myrrhine torment her husband?
She refuses to come out of the Akropolis to talk to him
She cries
She does a courtship dance for him
She makes it seem as though she'll sleep with him but won't
13
Why does Lysistrata say she is ashamed to be a woman?
Women shop too much
Women don't want peace
Women don't stand up to men when they should
Women don't exercise

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