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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which god advises Strepsiades with respect to his faith?
(a) Hephaestus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Hermes.

2. To Socrates, what would illegally breaking out of prison constitute?
(a) Piety.
(b) The rule of law.
(c) Justice.
(d) Retaliation.

3. Aristophanes' portrayal of Socrates would most closely match whose perception of Socrates?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Plato.
(c) Crito.
(d) The average citizen of Athens.

4. Who wrote The Clouds?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

5. What relationship is Crito to Socrates?
(a) Legal counsel.
(b) Friend.
(c) Detractor.
(d) Student.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Pheidippides' opinion about the old city songs?

2. The Euthyphro is known as what kind of writing?

3. How does the jury get to decide the sentence for Socrates?

4. Which is NOT one of the benefits of law, according to Socrates in Crito?

5. Aristophanes is known for using what kind of rhetoric?

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