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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Frogs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hoopoe's servant claim to be when Euelpides and Pisthetaerus first meet him?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rat.
(d) A bird.

2. At the think-shop, who is Strepsiades presented to after his enrollment?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Pheidippides.
(d) Heracles.

3. When Eulipides and Pisthetaerus meet Hoopoe's servant, what does the servant first do to Eulipides and Pisthetaerus?
(a) Tell them where to find the golden fleece.
(b) Make them breakfast.
(c) Attack them.
(d) Bring them to his master.

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

5. What is Strepsiades trying to do after relenting over beating Pheidippides?
(a) Enroll Pheidippides in Socrates' class to get rid of his debt.
(b) Enroll Pheidippides in school so he can find a job.
(c) Enroll Pheidippides in the army.
(d) Enroll Pheidippides in betting classes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dionysus at the beginning of The Frogs?

2. Who takes the place of "Best Tragic poet" at Hades' table at the end of The Frogs?

3. What question do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus want to ask at the beginning of The Birds?

4. What way does Dionysus choose to use to enter Hades?

5. How is the disagreement between Euripides and his opponent settled?

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