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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What became of Pheidippides?
(a) He continues betting.
(b) He becomes pale and ugly.
(c) He stole money and ran away.
(d) He leaves his father's house.

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

3. In the Clouds, where does Socrates go when he needs to think?
(a) Upside down.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In a closet.
(d) In a basket suspended from the ceiling.

4. What does Dicaeopolis wait for at the beginning of Acharnians?
(a) The assembly to begin.
(b) His wife to come back from the Oracle.
(c) Athens to surrender to Sparta.
(d) Sparta to surrender to Athens.

5. What do the orators preceding Dicaeopolis speak of?
(a) Internal policies.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Trivial things.
(d) The war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?

2. What does Dicaeopolis do after the meeting with the Spartans?

3. How old is Dicaeopolis?

4. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?

5. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?

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