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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point does Strepsiades stop speaking to Pheidippides?
(a) When Pheidippides threatens to beat up his own mother.
(b) When Pheidippides reads a poem about incest.
(c) When Pheidippides tries to trick Strepsiades' creditors.
(d) When Pheidippides enrolls with Socrates.

2. What is the name for Athens' hall of heroes?
(a) The Coliseum.
(b) The Prytaneum.
(c) The Krytaniken.
(d) The Acropolis.

3. What is the danger of disobeying an unjust law?
(a) You are in danger of impiety.
(b) Doing so undermines the authority that provides just laws.
(c) Your reputation may suffer unnecessarily.
(d) There is no danger in defying injustice.

4. How does Socrates characterize the normal Athenian's pursuit of the good life?
(a) Manly self-assertion.
(b) The search for beauty.
(c) A fight for justice.
(d) Apolitical charity.

5. Why is The Clouds so memorable today?
(a) For its powerful portrayal of Socrates.
(b) Because of its affirmation of Socrates' ideals and principles.
(c) For its powerful portrayal of Plato.
(d) Because it was the first play that used talking animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explains Socrates' stance on political activity?

2. What did the oracle at Delphi tell Socrates?

3. Aristophanes is from which city?

4. Which segment of society is Socrates charged with having a bad influence on?

5. Who is the first person to accuse Socrates of corrupting the youth?

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