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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After realizing he helped create a monster, what does Strepsiades do at the end of The Clouds?
(a) Burns his home down.
(b) Burns the school down.
(c) Asks his son to leave the house.
(d) Enrolls himself in the school again.

2. How does Bdelycleon propose to settle the dispute between him and the Wasps concerning his father?
(a) To allow his father back in court.
(b) To write a play.
(c) To toss a coin.
(d) To have a debate.

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

4. 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 marriage.
(d) The horrors of the ongoing war against Sparta.

5. How is Cleon outbid for support at the Boule?
(a) Cleon is not outbid.
(b) The sausage seller promises free food to the council.
(c) The sausage seller threatens the council.
(d) The merchant goes on strike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bdelycleon and his father, Philocleon's, views on Cleon?

2. How is Cleon's rival able to win?

3. Who is going to war while Dicaeopolis is at the contest?

4. How is Strepsiades expected to learn at the school in which he enrolls?

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

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