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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 the reaction of the one that is supposed to replace Cleon?
(a) He refuses the honor.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Overjoyed.

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

3. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?
(a) A man.
(b) A bag of coal.
(c) A woman.
(d) A child.

4. At the beginning of The Knights, what are Demosthenes and Nicias complaining about?
(a) A beating they received from their master.
(b) The government.
(c) The war with Sparta.
(d) The high taxes.

5. What does the teacher eventually decide about Strepsiades?
(a) Strepsiades can become the master.
(b) Strepsiades cannot be taught.
(c) Strepsiades has learned everything he could.
(d) Strepsiades is too fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Knights, what do the slaves tell the audience?

2. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?

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

4. Why is Pheidippides refusing to enroll?

5. What contest do Cleon and his possible replacement engage in?

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