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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the oracle predict will replace Cleon?
(a) A general.
(b) A god.
(c) A backer.
(d) A sausage vendor.

2. What do the orators preceding Dicaeopolis speak of?
(a) The war.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Internal policies.
(d) Trivial things.

3. When Cleon and the sausage merchant are off stage, who is praised in the first part of the speech by the chorus?
(a) Great men of the future.
(b) Great men of the past.
(c) Cleon.
(d) Athens' merchant.

4. Who does Amphitheus take hostage?
(a) A bag of coal.
(b) A man.
(c) A child.
(d) A woman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Knights, what do the slaves want to do that has been forbidden?

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

4. What contest do Cleon and his possible replacement engage in?

5. What does Dicaeopolis agree to?

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