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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Cinesias looking for when he comes to the building occupied by the women?
(a) His wife, Myrrhine.
(b) His daughter, Myrrhine.
(c) His mother, Myrrhine.
(d) His sister, Myrrhine.

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

3. Who do the men see women, according to Lysistrata?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Unfaithful.
(c) As rascals.
(d) Stupid.

4. What are Sosias and Xanthias doing at the start of The Wasps?
(a) Writing a play.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Keeping watch over their master Bdelycleon's house.

5. What is the relationship between Strepsiades and Pheidippides?
(a) Two friends.
(b) Two merchant.
(c) Two generals.
(d) Father and son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus name the city they help create?

2. Who attends the meeting organized by Lysistrata?

3. Who helps Pisthetaerus trick Zeus at the end of The Birds?

4. How do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus think the gods can be supplanted?

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

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