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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bdelycleon order his slaves to do?
(a) To nail the door.
(b) To wall the door.
(c) To cap the chimney.
(d) To replace the wood door with a steel door.

3. What are Bdelycleon and his father, Philocleon's, views on Cleon?
(a) Bdelycleon loves Cleon and Philocleon hates Cleon.
(b) Bdelycleon hates Cleon and Philocleon loves Cleon.
(c) They both love Cleon.
(d) They both hate Cleon.

4. What is Bdelycleon's father's affliction?
(a) He loves the courts.
(b) He loves women.
(c) He loves drinking.
(d) He loves women.

5. Who enrolls in the think-shop in Pheidippides' stead?
(a) His mother.
(b) A friend.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cleon's rival, the sausage merchant's real name?

2. What does Dicaeopolis do after the closing of the assembly?

3. How is Cleon outbid for support at the Boule?

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

5. In the Knights, what do the slaves want to do that has been forbidden?

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