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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Clouds, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pheidippides uses his education from The Thinkery to rationalize what?
(a) Not performing his chores.
(b) Spending more money on horses.
(c) Hitting his father.
(d) Paying back his father's debt.

2. Why does Nicarchus denounce the Thebian?
(a) His food will poison the people.
(b) He is actually a spy.
(c) His lampwicks may set fire to the Docks.
(d) His doormats will fall apart.

3. Socrates and Strepsiades brainstorm ways that Strepsiades can what?
(a) Make interest back.
(b) Trick his son into learning rhetoric.
(c) Sleep in a bed full of bugs.
(d) Avoid paying interest.

4. Who does The Chorus of Clouds tell Strepsiades to send to the school in his stead?
(a) Cleon.
(b) Pheidippdes.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Socrates.

5. What does Dikaiopolis forget before returning to his trial?
(a) Chevril.
(b) A harp.
(c) A lute.
(d) Wild flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Strepsiades goes back to The Thinkery to check and see if Pheidippides is ready. Who answers the door?

2. A slave is sent to buy goods from Dikaiopolis on behalf of whom?

3. In The Clouds, what is the First Creditor collecting for?

4. How does The Chorus of Acharnians feel about Dikaiopolis after all of his trading?

5. What is the name of the school Pheidippides is to attend?

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