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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Xanthias at the beginning of The Frogs?
(a) A God.
(b) Dionysus' slave.
(c) A nymph.
(d) A playwright.

2. Who is getting married at the end of The Birds?
(a) Sovereignty and Hoopoe.
(b) Hera and Zeus.
(c) Hera and Pisthetaerus.
(d) Sovereignty and Pisthetaerus.

3. What does the visitor from Sparta want?
(a) To talk peace with Athens.
(b) To declare war.
(c) To purchase cheese.
(d) To offer trading women.

4. In The Assemblywomen, what is Blepyros' relationship with Praxagora?
(a) Praxagora's son.
(b) Praxagora's father.
(c) Praxagora's brother.
(d) Praxagora's husband.

5. Why does Dicaeopolis go to see the playwright?
(a) To borrow the beggar costume.
(b) To have him write a speech.
(c) To go hunting with him.
(d) To help him write a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Eulipides and Pisthetaerus come to meet in the woods look like?

2. What city do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus want to leave at the beginning of Birds?

3. In Peace, what is Hermes trying to prevent after War leaves heaven?

4. What way does Dionysus choose to use to enter Hades?

5. What are Eulipides and Pisthetaerus doing at the start of The Birds?

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