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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Acharnians, what does Dicaeopolis want to talk about after the assembly?
(a) The horrors of taxation.
(b) The horrors of the ongoing war against Sparta.
(c) The horrors of marriage.
(d) The horrors of Spartan food.

2. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the second part of the speech by the chorus?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horse.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Cleon.

3. Who is being tried in the makeshift court Bdelycleon in his house at the end of The Wasps?
(a) Philocleon.
(b) A dog.
(c) Cleon.
(d) A duck.

4. How old is Dicaeopolis?
(a) He is a middle aged man.
(b) He is an old man.
(c) He is a young man.
(d) He is a young boy.

5. Upon his arrival at the think-shop, how is Strepsiades greeted?
(a) Somebody takes his cloak.
(b) Somebody takes his toga.
(c) Somebody takes his shoes.
(d) Somebody takes his gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bdelycleon and his father, Philocleon's, views on Cleon?

2. After realizing he helped create a monster, what does Strepsiades do at the end of The Clouds?

3. How does Bdelycleon propose to settle the dispute between him and the Wasps concerning his father?

4. What does Dicaeopolis agree to?

5. Who is going to war while Dicaeopolis is at the contest?

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