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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after Dicaeopolis finishes his speech to the crowd?
(a) The ones that are convinced and the ones that are not fight.
(b) Dicaeopolis escapes.
(c) Dicaeopolis is freed.
(d) Dicaeopolis is put to death.

2. Who are Cleon and his rival trying to convince of their worth?
(a) The chorus.
(b) Athens' government.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Demos.

3. After the charges of crimes, who wins the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?
(a) The backer.
(b) The merchant.
(c) The sausage merchant.
(d) Cleon.

4. Who do Demosthenes and Nicias think is the cause of their trouble?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Athena.
(c) Cleon.
(d) Their master.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Demosthenes and Nicas accuse their fellow slave, Paphlagon, of doing?

2. What do the orators preceding Dicaeopolis speak of?

3. What happens to Amphitheus?

4. What happens when Amphitheus meets with the Spartans?

5. What type of contest is Dicaeopolis invited to participate in?

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