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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lysistrata, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This isn't the first time Dikaiopolis got in trouble with the government. What was his past offense?
(a) Cleon accused him of swindeling people in the market.
(b) Cleon accused him of treason.
(c) Cleon accused him of plagirism.
(d) Cleon accused him of slandering Athens in front of foreigners.

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

3. In The Clouds, what is the First Creditor collecting for?
(a) The stable fees.
(b) The pony.
(c) The ash-colored horse.
(d) The chariot.

4. Why is Lysistrata angry in the beginning of the play?
(a) None of the women have arrived at the meeting.
(b) Her husband is too attentive.
(c) She can't get to sleep.
(d) Her saffron robe is ripped.

5. How much does the first Ambassador make in a day?
(a) Two drachmas.
(b) Four dracmas.
(c) One drachma.
(d) Ten drachmas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lysistrata suggest the Magistrate and all the men do?

2. In Lysistrata, after the women swear the oath and go to the Acropolis, who enters the stage?

3. Socrates and Strepsiades brainstorm ways that Strepsiades can what?

4. What has changed about Pheidippides's appearance since he entered The Thinkery?

5. In The Clouds, who is "the bravest man that has performed the greatest number of labors"?

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