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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. What prevented peace from being released sooner according to Trygaeus and Hermes?
(a) War profiteering.
(b) The government.
(c) Generals.
(d) The beetle.

2. What is the chorus of old men doing after they arrive at Bdelycleon's home?
(a) Cheering Bdelycleon.
(b) Attacking Bdelycleon.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Undressing Bdelycleon.

3. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?
(a) He accuses everyone of treason for not supporting him.
(b) He goes to the doctor as he can no longer speak.
(c) He thanks everyone for their support.
(d) He thanks the merchant for the sausage.

4. What are Sosias and Xanthias doing at the start of The Wasps?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Writing a play.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Keeping watch over their master Bdelycleon's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Peace, why is War leaving heaven after his servant returns empty handed from earth?

2. What happens after Dicaeopolis finishes his speech to the crowd?

3. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the first part of the speech by the chorus?

4. Who enrolls in the think-shop in Pheidippides' stead?

5. After realizing he helped create a monster, what does Strepsiades do at the end of The Clouds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the gang of Acharnians pursue Amphitheus?

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

4. In Peace, why do you think Trygaeus thought peace was dead?

5. Why are Demosthenes and Nicias portrayed as slaves in The Knights?

6. How does Cleon react to losing the support of the crowd in The Knights?

7. In Peace, what prevented peace form coming back according to Trygaeus and Hermes?

8. How does Bdelycleon trick the wasps into a debate?

9. Why is Strepsiades expelled shortly after his enrollment at the school in The Clouds?

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

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