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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bdelycleon counter his father's arguments?
(a) He says that the people attending the courts are too old.
(b) He says that judges have too much power and the courts should be disbanded.
(c) He says politicians are the ones with real power and use the court for personal gain.
(d) He says that defendants have too much power over judges.

2. What is Bdelycleon's father's affliction?
(a) He loves women.
(b) He loves drinking.
(c) He loves the courts.
(d) He loves women.

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

4. After his father's attempts to escape, what does Bdelycleon fear?
(a) That his slaves will help his father.
(b) That his father will try to sell another donkey.
(c) That other legal maniacs will try to free his father.
(d) That his slaves will escape.

5. Who enrolls in the think-shop in Pheidippides' stead?
(a) His father.
(b) A friend.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on the debate, what does Philocleon like about the court?

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

3. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?

4. After the charges of crimes, who wins the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?

5. At the think-shop, who is Strepsiades presented to after his enrollment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How important are the discussions by the orators preceding Dicaeopolis?

2. Why does Dicaeopolis risk his life for his anti-war cause?

3. In Peace, why do you think the god of war needs a new pestle?

4. In what way does Pheidippides change after finishing his training in The Clouds?

5. What does Demos and the sausage merchant think of the future at the end of The Knights?

6. What does Philocleon do before the arrival of The Wasps?

7. In Peace, why does Trygaeus want to see the gods?

8. Why is Dicaeopolis frustrated after the assembly adjournment?

9. In The Wasps, what argument does Bdelycleon make against the judicial system?

10. In The Wasps, what does the dog's trial teach us about Philocleon's ballot habit?

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