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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What contest do Cleon and his possible replacement engage in?
(a) Shouting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Crying.

3. What proposal does Amphitheus make to Dicaeopolis?
(a) To help him defeat Sparta.
(b) To help him find a wife.
(c) To help him flee to Sparta.
(d) To broker a private peace deal between Athens and Sparta.

4. How old is Dicaeopolis?
(a) He is a young man.
(b) He is a middle aged man.
(c) He is an old man.
(d) He is a young boy.

5. What does Dicaeopolis do after the closing of the assembly?
(a) He goes to Sparta.
(b) He meets a man named Amphitheus.
(c) He meets Dionysus.
(d) He goes to the Oracle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is going to war while Dicaeopolis is at the contest?

2. What is the reaction of the one that is supposed to replace Cleon?

3. What do the orators preceding Dicaeopolis speak of?

4. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?

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

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