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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Wasps, what is the second trick Philocleon uses to try to escape the house Bdelycleon confined him in?
(a) He is a defendant in a case.
(b) Sells a donkey at the market.
(c) Needs to go to the doctor.
(d) Needs to see a sick friend.

2. How do Eulipides and Pisthetaerus name the city they help create?
(a) Cuckoonebulopolis.
(b) Birdopolis.
(c) Squirrelopolis.
(d) Monkeylopolis.

3. How is Cinesias treated when he arrives at the building occupied by the women?
(a) He is sent away.
(b) His wife gives into intercourse.
(c) His wife pretends to want intercourse and then abandons him.
(d) He is imprisoned.

4. Who is being tried in the makeshift court Bdelycleon in his house at the end of The Wasps?
(a) A duck.
(b) Philocleon.
(c) A dog.
(d) Cleon.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Peace, what is Hermes trying to prevent after War leaves heaven?

2. What does Trygaeus propose to Hermes in exchange for his help?

3. What is Praxagora's plan at the beginning of The Assemblywomen?

4. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?

5. How is Cleon's rival able to win?

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