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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lysistrata.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who foiled Philocleon's plan?
(a) Philocleon.
(b) Bdelycleon.
(c) Sosias.
(d) Xanthias.

2. What does one of the gods who remained in heaven plan on doing to the Greek cities?
(a) To bring peace to the land.
(b) To unleash the Titans on the Greek cities.
(c) To create a tsunami.
(d) To destroy them with mortar.

3. At the think-shop, who is Strepsiades presented to after his enrollment?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Pheidippides.
(d) Heracles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Bdelycleon and his father, Philocleon's, views on Cleon?

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