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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of contest is Dicaeopolis invited to participate in?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Chess.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Darts.

2. In the Clouds, where does Socrates go when he needs to think?
(a) In his bed.
(b) Upside down.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In a basket suspended from the ceiling.

3. When Dicaeopolis fears the mob, who does Dicaeopolis go to see for help?
(a) Seneca.
(b) Aeschylus.
(c) Euripides.
(d) The Persian king.

4. What happens to Amphitheus?
(a) He visits Acharnian farms.
(b) He goes back to Sparta.
(c) He has a meal with Acharnians.
(d) He is captured by a gang of Acharnians.

5. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?
(a) He thanks everyone for their support.
(b) He goes to the doctor as he can no longer speak.
(c) He accuses everyone of treason for not supporting him.
(d) He thanks the merchant for the sausage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Cleon and his rival trying to convince of their worth?

2. What are the judges entitled to according to Bdelycleon?

3. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?

4. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?

5. What is Strepsiades trying to do after relenting over beating Pheidippides?

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