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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Socrates heartened about the possibility of an afterlife?
(a) He will be able to properly plot his revenge upon the living.
(b) He will finally be the warrior he was destined to be.
(c) He will be able to visit oracles and learn about other lands.
(d) He will be able to continue his philosophical discussions there.

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

3. What is the profession of Socrates?
(a) Mason.
(b) Moneylender.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Tanner.

4. At a party, over what subject do Strepsiades and Pheidippides fight?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) A woman.
(c) Law.
(d) Poetry.

5. How does Socrates compare death to sleep?
(a) Sleep is restful, but death is a never-resting state.
(b) Sleep, like death, is often filled with frightening visions.
(c) Since sleep is good, death is good.
(d) The only thing similar is the closing of the eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Crito's emotional state during Socrates' trial be characterized?

2. According to The Clouds, what force holds communities and families together?

3. Who is Socrates' prosecutor in his trial?

4. Which of the following terms best describes Pheidippides?

5. What sentence does Socrates' friends beg for him to choose?

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