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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Dicaeopolis?
(a) He is a young boy.
(b) He is an old man.
(c) He is a young man.
(d) He is a middle aged man.

2. At the beginning of Acharnians, what does Dicaeopolis want to talk about after the assembly?
(a) The horrors of Spartan food.
(b) The horrors of taxation.
(c) The horrors of the ongoing war against Sparta.
(d) The horrors of marriage.

3. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?
(a) He declares war on Sparta.
(b) A peace deal is made.
(c) He is imprisoned.
(d) He has a good meal.

4. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?
(a) Not doing his share of chores.
(b) Cooking bad food and accusing them.
(c) Weaseling his way into a position of trust for personal gain.
(d) Not cleaning the beetle's stall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the think-shop, who is Strepsiades presented to after his enrollment?

2. What are Sosias and Xanthias doing at the start of The Wasps?

3. Based on the debate, what does Philocleon like about the court?

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

5. What does the teacher eventually decide about Strepsiades?

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