Question

A character in this play is mocked for proposing ridiculous schemes like using a lens to burn up a clerk’s papers or getting a witch to shut a moon (10[1])into a box. In this play, that character is called stupid for forgetting the name of the instrument used to knead bread. (-5[1])A man in this play who claims to be “contemplating the sun” first appears while standing in a basket. (10[1])A student in this play brags about how his teacher dipped a flea’s feet in wax to measure the distance (-5[1])of its jump. In this play, a character is sent to learn how to argue away the debts he incurred with his passion for horse racing. (10[1])That character beats his father at the end of this play, after which the servant Xanthias (-5[1])is called to help Strepsiades burn down The Thinkery. (10[1])For 10 points, Socrates is caricatured in what play by Aristophanes? (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: The Clouds [or Nephelai]
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2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y786%0%43%109.17
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%22%110.78
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan ABard A2810
Jack RadoColumbia APenn State A50-5
Ethan FurmanHaverford APrinceton A6910
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AColumbia B89-5
Mitch McCullarPenn State AColumbia A11510
Ivonne ZhouPenn APenn B131-5
Alex WongRutgers AJohns Hopkins B14010
Patrick Rivas-GiorgiColumbia BJohns Hopkins A15110
Vincent ZhangPenn BPenn A15210
Robert WangPenn State BRutgers C1520
Ethan BingemannRutgers CPenn State B1520