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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon his arrival at the think-shop, how is Strepsiades greeted?
(a) Somebody takes his gloves.
(b) Somebody takes his cloak.
(c) Somebody takes his toga.
(d) Somebody takes his shoes.

2. Who is Demosthenes and Nicias' master?
(a) Lemos.
(b) Demos.
(c) Amos.
(d) Scemos.

3. At the beginning of Acharnians, what does Dicaeopolis want to talk about after the assembly?
(a) The horrors of taxation.
(b) The horrors of marriage.
(c) The horrors of Spartan food.
(d) The horrors of the ongoing war against Sparta.

4. After the charges of crimes, who wins the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?
(a) The merchant.
(b) Cleon.
(c) The backer.
(d) The sausage merchant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose money is Pheidippides betting with at the beginning of The Clouds?

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

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

4. What does Dicaeopolis wait for at the beginning of Acharnians?

5. At the beginning of The Knights, what are Demosthenes and Nicias complaining about?

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