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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wasps.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became of Pheidippides?
(a) He becomes pale and ugly.
(b) He stole money and ran away.
(c) He leaves his father's house.
(d) He continues betting.

2. What is Strepsiades trying to do after relenting over beating Pheidippides?
(a) Enroll Pheidippides in Socrates' class to get rid of his debt.
(b) Enroll Pheidippides in betting classes.
(c) Enroll Pheidippides in the army.
(d) Enroll Pheidippides in school so he can find a job.

3. Who is being tried in the makeshift court Bdelycleon in his house at the end of The Wasps?
(a) Cleon.
(b) A dog.
(c) A duck.
(d) Philocleon.

4. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Their master.
(c) Athena.
(d) Cleon.

5. Who enrolls in the think-shop in Pheidippides' stead?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) A friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bdelycleon's father's affliction?

2. What does Dicaeopolis do after the closing of the assembly?

3. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

4. In the Clouds, where does Socrates go when he needs to think?

5. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?

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