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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after Dicaeopolis finishes his speech to the crowd?
(a) Dicaeopolis escapes.
(b) Dicaeopolis is put to death.
(c) Dicaeopolis is freed.
(d) The ones that are convinced and the ones that are not fight.

2. How is the chorus of old men dressed when they arrive at Bdelycleon's home?
(a) As cats.
(b) As wasps.
(c) As birds.
(d) As donkeys.

3. What contest do Cleon and his possible replacement engage in?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Crying.

4. What proposal does Amphitheus make to Dicaeopolis?
(a) To help him defeat Sparta.
(b) To broker a private peace deal between Athens and Sparta.
(c) To help him find a wife.
(d) To help him flee to Sparta.

5. After realizing he helped create a monster, what does Strepsiades do at the end of The Clouds?
(a) Asks his son to leave the house.
(b) Enrolls himself in the school again.
(c) Burns his home down.
(d) Burns the school down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?

2. Whose money is Pheidippides betting with at the beginning of The Clouds?

3. How is Cleon outbid for support at the Boule?

4. Who is being tried in the makeshift court Bdelycleon in his house at the end of The Wasps?

5. What is Cleon's rival, the sausage merchant's real name?

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