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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reaction of the one that is supposed to replace Cleon?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) He refuses the honor.

2. What is Eulipides and Pisthetaerus' first reaction when they meet who they came to find in the woods?
(a) They sleep.
(b) They shake his hand.
(c) They change their mind and go back home.
(d) They laugh.

3. How is Cinesias treated when he arrives at the building occupied by the women?
(a) His wife gives into intercourse.
(b) He is sent away.
(c) He is imprisoned.
(d) His wife pretends to want intercourse and then abandons him.

4. 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.

5. What proposal does Amphitheus make to Dicaeopolis?
(a) To help him flee to Sparta.
(b) To help him find a wife.
(c) To broker a private peace deal between Athens and Sparta.
(d) To help him defeat Sparta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who foiled Philocleon's plan?

2. What convinced Sparta to make the proposal?

3. How successful is Dicaeopolis' argument to the crowd?

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

5. In Thesmophoriazusae, who warns the women of a spy in their mists during the court proceedings?

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