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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes the place of "Best Tragic poet" at Hades' table at the end of The Frogs?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

2. In Thesmophoriazusae, how did the women try to uncover the spy during the court proceedings?
(a) They undress.
(b) They sing.
(c) They ask each other who they know in the crowd.
(d) They call for a man to decide who is ugly enough to be a man.

3. Who is Xanthias at the beginning of The Frogs?
(a) A nymph.
(b) A playwright.
(c) Dionysus' slave.
(d) A God.

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

5. Who is going to war while Dicaeopolis is at the contest?
(a) Lamachus.
(b) Amphitheus.
(c) Euripides.
(d) The Acharnians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Peace, what are the gods feelings about the war in Greece?

2. Who foiled Philocleon's plan?

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

4. In Thesmophoriazusae, what do the women try to do to Mnesilochus to confirm that he is a man?

5. At the beginning of the Birds, who are Eulipides and Pisthetaerus looking for?

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