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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bdelycleon order his slaves to do?
(a) To cap the chimney.
(b) To replace the wood door with a steel door.
(c) To nail the door.
(d) To wall the door.

3. What contest do Cleon and his possible replacement engage in?
(a) Shouting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Singing.

4. What type of contest is Dicaeopolis invited to participate in?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Chess.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Darts.

5. Who are Cleon and his rival trying to convince of their worth?
(a) The chorus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Demos.
(d) Athens' government.

6. What is Cleon's rival, the sausage merchant's real name?
(a) Dionysus.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Agoracritus.
(d) Acokotus.

7. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?
(a) A bag of coal.
(b) A man.
(c) A child.
(d) A woman.

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

9. How is Strepsiades expected to learn at the school in which he enrolls?
(a) Dressed as a bird.
(b) Naked.
(c) Dressed as a woman.
(d) On his hand.

10. Who does the teacher ask for to replace Strepsiades?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Pheidippides.

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

12. What god(s) does Trygeaeus find willingly remain in heaven?
(a) Zeus.
(b) The god of wealth.
(c) The goddess of poverty.
(d) The god of war and Hermes.

13. What are Bdelycleon and his father, Philocleon's, views on Cleon?
(a) They both hate Cleon.
(b) Bdelycleon hates Cleon and Philocleon loves Cleon.
(c) They both love Cleon.
(d) Bdelycleon loves Cleon and Philocleon hates Cleon.

14. After realizing he helped create a monster, what does Strepsiades do at the end of The Clouds?
(a) Asks his son to leave the house.
(b) Enrolls himself in the school again.
(c) Burns the school down.
(d) Burns his home down.

15. How successful is Dicaeopolis' argument to the crowd?
(a) Everyone is convinced.
(b) Women are convinced and men are not.
(c) No one is convinced.
(d) Half of the crowd is convinced and the other half is not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Trygaeus discover upon his arrival in heaven?

2. What technique does Strepsiades use to justify the beatings he gave to his father?

3. What is the chorus of old men doing after they arrive at Bdelycleon's home?

4. How is Cleon outbid for support at the Boule?

5. After Trygaeus frees peace, who steals Trygaeus' beetle?

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