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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. In Part 3 of The Acharnians, an informer denounces the Megarian girls as what?
(a) Sacrifices.
(b) Spartians.
(c) Girls, not pigs.
(d) Contraband.

2. When Pheidippides gets to school, what does he do?
(a) He feels nervous and goes back the next day.
(b) He refuses to go and returns home.
(c) He enters ready to learn.
(d) He enters but doesn't learn anything.

3. How does Strepsiades eventually get rid of the Second Creditor?
(a) Strepsiades assults the Second Creditor.
(b) The Second Creditor gives up.
(c) Strepsiades talks himself out of the debt.
(d) Strepsiades pays his debt.

4. What will The Chorus of Clouds do for the theatre judges for a favorable outcome?
(a) Rain and crops.
(b) Wine and beer.
(c) Pottery.
(d) Gold.

5. What word best describes the way Socrates speaks to Strepsiades?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Confusing.
(c) Clear.
(d) Astute.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dikaiopolis want to do before his trial?

3. Who does The Chorus of Clouds tell Strepsiades to send to the school in his stead?

4. What barnyard animal do the Megarian's daughters pose as?

5. What happens after Dikaiopolis finishes his defense?

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