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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Acharnians, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who poses as the eunuchs?
(a) Nobody, they are really eunuchs.
(b) Wrong and Right.
(c) Two dancing girls.
(d) Cleisthenes and Strato.

2. How does Dikaiopolis finally get the Chorus of Acharnians to listen to his side of the story?
(a) He holds the Chorus of Acharnians at knifepoint.
(b) He makes his wife throw stones from the roof.
(c) He threatens to kill a basket of coals.
(d) He threatens to kill a baby.

3. In Part 2 of The Acharnians, who is the Chorus composed of?
(a) Women who want peace.
(b) Men and women who are sympathetic to Dikaiopolis.
(c) Firey old men.
(d) The children of the city.

4. Who does Dikaiopolis meet after he leaves the assembly for home?
(a) Amphitheus.
(b) The assembly.
(c) Theorus.
(d) The Chorus of Acharnians .

5. What is not a part of the costume Dikaiopolis assembles?
(a) Floppy hat, rim falling off.
(b) Wicker basket, burnt by a lamp.
(c) Walking-stick.
(d) Drinking cup, chipped at the rim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diakiopolis's whole family gets involved with the peace ritual. What does the daughter bring to sacrifice?

2. Who or what are the Chorus of Acharnians looking for when they make their first appearance?

3. According to Dikaiopolis, who or what started the war?

4. Where does the council invite the Great King's Eye to dinner?

5. Who is chasing Amphitheus?

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