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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who foiled Philocleon's plan?
(a) Xanthias.
(b) Sosias.
(c) Philocleon.
(d) Bdelycleon.

2. What happened to the Acharnians' farms before the play begins?
(a) They had good crops.
(b) They were sold to Sparta.
(c) They were built on loose soil.
(d) They were burned down by Spartans.

3. What task is assigned to Sosias and Xanthias?
(a) Keeping playwrights from entering the house.
(b) Keeping beggars from entering the house.
(c) Keeping their master's father, Philocleon, in the house.
(d) Keeping their master's father from entering the house.

4. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?
(a) Their master.
(b) Cleon.
(c) Athena.
(d) Zeus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Cleon's rival able to win?

2. What is the relationship between Strepsiades and Pheidippides?

3. In the Clouds, where does Socrates go when he needs to think?

4. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?

5. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?

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