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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. Why does Dicaeopolis go to see the playwright?
(a) To help him write a play.
(b) To borrow the beggar costume.
(c) To have him write a speech.
(d) To go hunting with him.

2. In Peace, after much effort by the chorus, who comes out of the unblocked entrance?
(a) Harvesthome alone.
(b) Mayfair alone.
(c) Peace, Harvesthome and Mayfair.
(d) Peace alone.

3. How does Bdelycleon propose to settle the dispute between him and the Wasps concerning his father?
(a) To have a debate.
(b) To write a play.
(c) To allow his father back in court.
(d) To toss a coin.

4. Who are the real gods according to the teacher at the think-shop?
(a) Cats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Women shaped clouds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Peace, how does the celebration end?

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

3. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

4. What god(s) does Trygeaeus find willingly remain in heaven?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why must the two slaves in The Wasps prevent Philocleon from going out?

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

3. Why is Dicaeopolis frustrated after the assembly adjournment?

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

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

6. What reversal of fortune does Philocleon experience at the end of The Wasps?

7. Why does the gang of Acharnians pursue Amphitheus?

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

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

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

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