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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Clouds, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of The Acharnians, who arrives late to the assembly and speaks to the crowd first?
(a) Amphitheus.
(b) The Ambassador.
(c) Diakaiopolis.
(d) Theorus.

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

3. When the Chorus of Acharnians finds Dikaiopolis, what do they want to do to him?
(a) Offer a sacrifice.
(b) Stone him.
(c) Watch the sacrifice.
(d) Burn him at the stake.

4. What does Dikaiopolis take as tax from the Thebian?
(a) Jam.
(b) Eels.
(c) A plant.
(d) A doorman.

5. What does Dikaiopolis give the Megarian for the girls?
(a) Wine and olives
(b) Milk and peaches.
(c) Pepper and cheese.
(d) Salt and garlic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the first Ambassador make in a day?

2. What does the second ambassador bring as a gift during the assembly?

3. The Third Messenger announces what?

4. What is Lamachus doing when he sees Dikaiopolis at the end of The Acharnians?

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

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