Lysistrata Quizzes

Lysistrata Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the play?

Euripides

Socrates

Anne Carson

Aristophanes
2 Where did it premiere?

London

Athens

Rome

New York
3 To what era of Greek comedy does the play belong?

Sentimental Comedy

New Comedy

Old Comedy

Comedy of Errors
4 Which of the following is NOT a major theme in the play?

Gender

Class

Sex

War
5 When was it first performed?

433 BC

512 BC

404 BC

411 BC
6 Where does the play take place?

Egypt

Sparta

Rome

Athens
7 What is the main conflict?

A sex strike to protest the war

Unrequited love

The end of the war brings an economic recession

An abusive marriage
8 Which war is depicted?

Fourth Macedonian War

The Peloponnesian War

Greco-Persian Wars

Corinthian War
9 Which of the following is NOT an Aristophanes play?

The Frogs

The Lambs

The Clouds

The Birds
10 What would a traditional performance begin with?

A musical number

A Bacchanalia

A monologue

A fire safety announcement
11 What is a Bacchanalia?

A little formal dance

A prayer that only women say

A party with drinking and sexually charged play

A strict religious ritual
12 Who enters first?

Myrrhina

Calonice

Lampito

Lysistrata
13 Who organizes the sex strike?

Lysistrata

Calonice

Myrrhina

Lampito
14 How does Lysistrata know Calonice?

They are sworn enemies

They are sisters

They are neighbors

They are childhood friends
15 What is notable about the entrance of people from Anagyra?

They are very tall

They have unibrows

They smell

They are beautiful
16 Where is Lampito from?

Corinth

Sparta

Egypt

Athens
17 How does Aristophanes write the Spartan characters?

As thick-headed and a little dumb

As virtually mute

As painstakingly articulate and careful

As cheery and bright
18 What attribute of Lampito's does Calonice admire?

Her butt

Her legs

Her breasts

Her arms
19 What is notable about Lampito's Theban friend?

She trims her pubic hair

She has a shaved head

She is wearing a lot of makeup

She has a mustache
20 Who is the first to agree to Lysistrata's plan?

Calonice

Myrrhina

Cinesias

Lampito
21 What is an extra part of the plan, beyond denying their husbands' sex?

The women plot to play various pranks on the men

The women plot to make themselves sexually irresistible

The women plot to make themselves sexually repellant

The women plot to hide in a nearby forest
22 Where do the women go while they are staging this protest?

A tavern

The Acropolis

Lysistrata's house

A cave
23 What does Lysistrata want them to swear the oath over at first?

A dead cow

Sheep entrails

Water

Bread
24 What do they end up swearing over?

A dead cat

Fruit

Bread

Thasian wine
25 What do the men try and storm the Acropolis with?

Water

Torches

Their erections

Spears

While comedy is not a theme within the plot of the play itself, it is an important part of how audiences have understood Aristophanes' satire since it was first written. Aristophanes created a broad and exceedingly ridiculous comedic play in order...

Asked by Precious N #1330784

Answered by Aslan on 2/15/2024 8:52 PM