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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?
(a) Not doing his share of chores.
(b) Cooking bad food and accusing them.
(c) Weaseling his way into a position of trust for personal gain.
(d) Not cleaning the beetle's stall.

4. Whose money is Pheidippides betting with at the beginning of The Clouds?
(a) His own.
(b) His sister's money.
(c) His father, Strepsiades' money.
(d) Money from a loan.

5. How is Cleon outbid for support at the Boule?
(a) The sausage seller threatens the council.
(b) The sausage seller promises free food to the council.
(c) Cleon is not outbid.
(d) The merchant goes on strike.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?

3. At the end of Peace, how does the celebration end?

4. What happens when Bdelycleon tries to sell the donkey himself?

5. What does one of the gods who remained in heaven plan on doing to the Greek cities?

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