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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is going to war while Dicaeopolis is at the contest?
(a) Lamachus.
(b) Euripides.
(c) The Acharnians.
(d) Amphitheus.

2. Why is Pheidippides refusing to enroll?
(a) Everyone that enrolls is pale and ugly.
(b) Everyone that enrolls loses money.
(c) Everyone that enrolls abandons betting.
(d) Everyone that enrolls dies.

3. How old is Dicaeopolis?
(a) He is an old man.
(b) He is a young boy.
(c) He is a middle aged man.
(d) He is a young man.

4. Who does the teacher ask for to replace Strepsiades?
(a) Pheidippides.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

5. Who are the real gods according to the teacher at the think-shop?
(a) Cats.
(b) Women shaped clouds.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?

2. After realizing he helped create a monster, what does Strepsiades do at the end of The Clouds?

3. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the second part of the speech by the chorus?

4. Upon his arrival at the think-shop, how is Strepsiades greeted?

5. What do the orators preceding Dicaeopolis speak of?

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