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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What are Demosthenes and Nicias doing the night of the play?
(a) Talking military tactics.
(b) Getting drunk and stealing wine.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) They are sleeping.

4. What type of contest is Dicaeopolis invited to participate in?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Chess.
(c) Darts.
(d) Drinking.

5. What happened to the Acharnians' farms before the play begins?
(a) They were burned down by Spartans.
(b) They had good crops.
(c) They were sold to Sparta.
(d) They were built on loose soil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How successful is Dicaeopolis' argument to the crowd?

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

3. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?

4. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?

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

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