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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 an old man.
(c) He is a young man.
(d) He is a middle aged man.

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

3. What does Dicaeopolis agree to?
(a) To put his head on the chopping block while he makes his case to the crowd.
(b) To enlist in Athens' army.
(c) To go back to Sparta.
(d) To talk to the assembly to help lower taxes.

4. What contest do Cleon and his possible replacement engage in?
(a) Singing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Shouting.
(d) Dancing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Cleon do after the contest of defending themselves to the Knights?

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

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