The following are typical of the type of questions on our approaching exam. The samples are followed by an answer key with brief explanations of the correct response. While I have limited the scope of the sample questions to Greek Drama, bear in mind that the exam addresses all course material up to our test date. This small sampling is intended as a reference aid only--do not use performance on this mini-test as any indication that you will not require thorough preparation for the actual exam. Multiple Choice1. What does “objectivity” mean in relation to comedy? (1) deep empathy; (2) healthy distance; (3) funny objects; (4) lifelikeness; (5) none of these.2. Which is the setting for the action of Lysistrata? (1) Rome; (2) Athens; (3) Minneapolis; (4) Thebes; (5) Madrid.Multiple Choice: Fill in the Blank3. An accepted artistic practice in any given period of theatrical history is known as a(n) _______. (1) standard; (2) google; (3) oikos; (4) irony; (5) convention. 4. ____________ is the character from Lysistrata who, because of his or her threat to the democratic order, is treated with the most comic contempt by the playwright. (1) Calonike; (2) Commissioner; (3) Lysistrata; (4) Myrrhine; (5) Lysimache.Multiple Choice: True or False5. All surviving Greek Dramas were written in the 6th century B.C.6. The term “theatre” indicates a limited focus to the study of a literary text.Answers1. This type of question reviews two points of focus--both general course vocabulary and the specific content of the class meeting introducing Lysistrata and Comedy. The answer is (2), expressing that distance to stand back and take stock that laughter requires.2. Three choices--(1) (3) and (5)--should be clearly recognized as wrong with little deliberation. The remaining choice between (2) and (4) reinforces repeated references in the play which, given this comedy’s political focus, sets its action in the world of its literal audience. The response then is (2).3. Another basic vocabulary question. The correct response is (5).4. Choices (1) (3) and (4) are all striking women attempting to renew both the stability and democratic foundations of Athens. (5) is a real-life figure, not a character in the play. The Commissioner of Public Safety is condemned and lampooned on all fronts—as a bully, a hothead, a misogynist, and most relevantly here, a puppet ruler behaving like atyrant in a time of martial law. His comic defeat is the strikers’ first victory. The answer is(2).5. For T/F questions, it’s imperative that you consider the full statement in choosing your response. If any part of the statement is wrong, then the question is False. This statement is FALSE because all Greek tragedies are from the 5th century BC, not the following century, once again linking Greek plays to their context of the rise and fall of Athens as a dominant polis (city/state).6. FALSE. We might use “drama” in such a way. The term “theatre”, however, may include the dramatic text, but also infers production and