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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members of the Chorus of Acharnians have been elected to serve as an ambassador?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

2. Who carries Nicharchus as the Thebian entourage leaves?
(a) Ismenias.
(b) Thebian.
(c) The Leader.
(d) The slaves.

3. The Bride's Slave makes a final plea for some peace from Dikaiopolis. What is her reason?
(a) The Bride needs the Groom to fix the roof.
(b) The Bride wants to enjoy the honeymoon with the Groom.
(c) The Bride is tired of polishing the groom's shield.
(d) The Bride cannot harvest the farm without the Groom.

4. What is Socrates major complaint with Strepsiades when he is finally turned away from the school?
(a) Strepsiades eats too much.
(b) Strepsiades is too high maintenance.
(c) Strepsiades cannot remember anything he was taught.
(d) Strepsiades doesn't want to learn.

5. When Strepsiades arrives at the school with Pheidippides, what does Strepsiades do?
(a) Since Pheidippides goes, Strepsiades goes home.
(b) Since Pheidippides goes, Strepsiades goes also.
(c) Since Pheidippides doesn't go, Strepsiades does.
(d) Since Pheidippides doesn't go, Strepsiades doesn't either.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Socrates try to teach Strepsiades?

3. What does Dikaiopolis forget before returning to his trial?

4. In The Clouds, who is the protagonist's son?

5. A slave is sent to buy goods from Dikaiopolis on behalf of whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dikaiopolis react when Dercetes asks him to share some of the peace?

2. How does Dikaiopolis set up his shop?

3. What kind of student is Strepsiades?

4. The playwright highlights Dikaiopolis's character arc by juxtaposing Lamachus getting ready for battle with Dikaiopolis getting ready to go feast. How has the character of Dikaiopolis changed?

5. How do the visiting Ambassadors appear to Dikaiopolis?

6. What do all the bugs in The Thinkery suggest?

7. What can the Thebian use the Informer for?

8. What kind of teacher is Socrates in The Clouds?

9. Why are the Chorus of Acharnians angry as they make their first appearance in The Acharnians?

10. What is the Chorus of Acharnians's attitude toward Dikaiopolis and Lamachus at the end of the play?

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