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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who can Socrates just not teach in The Clouds?
(a) Chaerephon.
(b) Xanthias.
(c) Strepsiades.
(d) Pheidippides.

2. Where does Dikaiopolis's wife watch the sacrifice from?
(a) The yard.
(b) The roof.
(c) The altar.
(d) A window.

3. In the end of The Acharnians, Dikaiopolis claims he is keen to do what?
(a) Continue selling in his market.
(b) Share his peace.
(c) Cook for everyone else.
(d) Go to bed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the champion of Pitcher Day win?

2. What word best describes the way Socrates speaks to Strepsiades?

3. In the beginning of The Acharnians, who arrives late to the assembly and speaks to the crowd first?

4. The peace Dikaiopolis chooses has the scent of what?

5. Why is Lysistrata angry in the beginning of the play?

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