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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 is the chorus of old men dressed when they arrive at Bdelycleon's home?
(a) As wasps.
(b) As donkeys.
(c) As birds.
(d) As cats.

2. What happened to the Acharnians' farms before the play begins?
(a) They were built on loose soil.
(b) They had good crops.
(c) They were burned down by Spartans.
(d) They were sold to Sparta.

3. How old is Dicaeopolis?
(a) He is a middle aged man.
(b) He is an old man.
(c) He is a young boy.
(d) He is a young man.

4. In the Clouds, where does Socrates go when he needs to think?
(a) In a closet.
(b) Upside down.
(c) In a basket suspended from the ceiling.
(d) In his bed.

5. What does Dicaeopolis wait for at the beginning of Acharnians?
(a) The assembly to begin.
(b) Athens to surrender to Sparta.
(c) His wife to come back from the Oracle.
(d) Sparta to surrender to Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Strepsiades doing to convince Pheidippides to stop betting?

2. What are Demosthenes and Nicias doing the night of the play?

3. What does Dicaeopolis do after the closing of the assembly?

4. Who does the teacher ask for to replace Strepsiades?

5. What does Pheidippides predict Strepsiades will do after Pheidippides finishes his training at Socrates' School?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Strepsiades beating his son, Pheidippides, in The Clouds?

3. How is Socrates' school portrayed in The Clouds?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Dicaeopolis frustrated after the assembly adjournment?

10. Where does Strepsiades want to enroll his son Pheidippides in The Clouds?

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