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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the charges of crimes, who wins the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?
(a) The sausage merchant.
(b) Cleon.
(c) The backer.
(d) The merchant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Acharnians' farms before the play begins?

2. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?

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

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

5. How is Cleon's rival able to win?

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