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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique does Strepsiades use to justify the beatings he gave to his father?
(a) Cartesian logic.
(b) Twisted logic.
(c) Non-linear logic.
(d) Sound logic.

2. After his father's attempts to escape, what does Bdelycleon fear?
(a) That his father will try to sell another donkey.
(b) That other legal maniacs will try to free his father.
(c) That his slaves will help his father.
(d) That his slaves will escape.

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

4. What are Sosias and Xanthias doing at the start of The Wasps?
(a) Keeping watch over their master Bdelycleon's house.
(b) Writing a play.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Playing cards.

5. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the second part of the speech by the chorus?
(a) Horse.
(b) Cleon.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who foiled Philocleon's plan?

2. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

3. At the beginning of The Knights, what are Demosthenes and Nicias complaining about?

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

5. In the Wasps, how does Philocleon try to escape the house Bdelycleon confined him in?

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