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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are Bdelycleon and his father, Philocleon's, views on Cleon?
(a) They both love Cleon.
(b) Bdelycleon hates Cleon and Philocleon loves Cleon.
(c) Bdelycleon loves Cleon and Philocleon hates Cleon.
(d) They both hate Cleon.

4. What does Dicaeopolis do after the closing of the assembly?
(a) He goes to Sparta.
(b) He meets a man named Amphitheus.
(c) He goes to the Oracle.
(d) He meets Dionysus.

5. What is Strepsiades doing to convince Pheidippides to stop betting?
(a) He stops loaning him money.
(b) He is having a heart to heart chat.
(c) He forbids him from betting.
(d) He is beating him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the second part of the speech by the chorus?

2. Who are the real gods according to the teacher at the think-shop?

3. What is the relationship between Strepsiades and Pheidippides?

4. What does Dicaeopolis wait for at the beginning of Acharnians?

5. Why does Dicaeopolis go to see the playwright?

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