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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Demosthenes and Nicias' master?
(a) Demos.
(b) Lemos.
(c) Amos.
(d) Scemos.

2. What happened to the Acharnians' farms before the play begins?
(a) They had good crops.
(b) They were burned down by Spartans.
(c) They were sold to Sparta.
(d) They were built on loose soil.

3. At the think-shop, who is Strepsiades presented to after his enrollment?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Pheidippides.
(c) Plato.
(d) Heracles.

4. What is Pheidippides' vice as introduced in the beginning of The Clouds?
(a) Horse betting.
(b) Cards.
(c) Women.
(d) Drug.

5. What are Demosthenes and Nicias doing the night of the play?
(a) Talking military tactics.
(b) They are sleeping.
(c) Getting drunk and stealing wine.
(d) Playing cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Clouds, where does Socrates go when he needs to think?

2. Who are Cleon and his rival trying to convince of their worth?

3. What do the orators preceding Dicaeopolis speak of?

4. What does the teacher eventually decide about Strepsiades?

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

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