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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bdelycleon's father's affliction?
(a) He loves drinking.
(b) He loves women.
(c) He loves the courts.
(d) He loves women.

2. How is Strepsiades expected to learn at the school in which he enrolls?
(a) On his hand.
(b) Naked.
(c) Dressed as a woman.
(d) Dressed as a bird.

3. Who is going to war while Dicaeopolis is at the contest?
(a) Lamachus.
(b) Euripides.
(c) The Acharnians.
(d) Amphitheus.

4. Who are Cleon and his rival trying to convince of their worth?
(a) Athens' government.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Demos.
(d) The chorus.

5. What is the chorus of old men doing after they arrive at Bdelycleon's home?
(a) Chanting.
(b) Attacking Bdelycleon.
(c) Cheering Bdelycleon.
(d) Undressing Bdelycleon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Strepsiades and Pheidippides?

2. What are Demosthenes and Nicias doing the night of the play?

3. What is Pheidippides' vice as introduced in the beginning of The Clouds?

4. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?

5. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?

(see the answer key)

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