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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trygaeus propose to Hermes in exchange for his help?
(a) To give him more sacrifices if he helps him free peace.
(b) If he helps him open the gates to heaven.
(c) To give him more sacrifices if he helps him feed the beetle.
(d) To give him more sacrifices if he helps him make war.

2. What are the two slaves collecting for their master's beetle at the start of Peace?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Hay.
(c) Grass.
(d) Dung.

3. What must Athenians and Trygaeus' servants prepare for when Trygaeus returns?
(a) A festival wedding.
(b) The invasion of Sparta.
(c) A funeral.
(d) A feast to celebrate war.

4. Why does Dicaeopolis go to see the playwright?
(a) To help him write a play.
(b) To go hunting with him.
(c) To have him write a speech.
(d) To borrow the beggar costume.

5. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?
(a) He has a good meal.
(b) He declares war on Sparta.
(c) A peace deal is made.
(d) He is imprisoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

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

3. What became of Pheidippides?

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

5. When Dicaeopolis fears the mob, who does Dicaeopolis go to see for help?

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