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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dikaiopolis want to do before his trial?
(a) Hire an attorney.
(b) Prepare a statement.
(c) Acquire a bribe.
(d) Change clothes.

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

3. Dikaiopolis tells his daughter to have what kind of look on her face when she is carrying the basket?
(a) Sour.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Stoic.

4. What is Lamachus doing when he sees Dikaiopolis at the end of The Acharnians?
(a) Pouring a drink.
(b) Being carried by two soldiers.
(c) Making a peace offering.
(d) Carrying loot from his spoils.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Chorus of Acharnians, who can cure all strife?

2. What does the Bridegroom's Slave offer Dikaiopolis for just one ladle of peace?

3. What does The Chorus of Acharnians cry when the first pitcher is finished?

4. In the end of The Acharnians, Dikaiopolis claims he is keen to do what?

5. Who can Socrates just not teach in The Clouds?

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