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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How successful is Dicaeopolis' argument to the crowd?
(a) No one is convinced.
(b) Half of the crowd is convinced and the other half is not.
(c) Women are convinced and men are not.
(d) Everyone is convinced.

2. What is the reaction of the one that is supposed to replace Cleon?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Overjoyed.
(d) He refuses the honor.

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

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

5. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?
(a) He accuses everyone of treason for not supporting him.
(b) He goes to the doctor as he can no longer speak.
(c) He thanks the merchant for the sausage.
(d) He thanks everyone for their support.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Cleon and his rival trying to convince of their worth?

2. How is Cleon outbid for support at the Boule?

3. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?

4. What does Dicaeopolis do after the meeting with the Spartans?

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

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