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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the second part of the speech by the chorus?
(a) Horse.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Sparta.
(d) Cleon.

2. At the beginning of The Knights, what are Demosthenes and Nicias complaining about?
(a) The government.
(b) The war with Sparta.
(c) The high taxes.
(d) A beating they received from their master.

3. When Dicaeopolis fears the mob, who does Dicaeopolis go to see for help?
(a) Aeschylus.
(b) Seneca.
(c) The Persian king.
(d) Euripides.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after Dicaeopolis finishes his speech to the crowd?

2. What proposal does Amphitheus make to Dicaeopolis?

3. In the Knights, what do the slaves tell the audience?

4. What is Cleon's rival, the sausage merchant's real name?

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

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