Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary
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  • Question 1
    300 seconds
    Q.

    Damon and Pythias are known throughout Sicily because of their

    answer choices

    great wealth

    strong friendship

    dislike of the king

    skills in government

  • Question 2
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Which action from the legend shows the cultural value of honesty?

    answer choices

    Pythias stands before the king and openly states his beliefs.

    Pythias tries to escape from the robbers who hold him.

    Damon offers to stay in jail so that Pythias can go home.

    Damon refuses to think that Pythias might fail to return.

  • Question 3
    30 seconds
    Q.

    Why does the king distrust at first the bargain he and Damon make?

    answer choices

    Damon is known for telling lies.

    Pythias tells the king he will return.

    The king thinks Pythias will run away.

    The king has made this kind of deal before.

  • Question 4
    30 seconds
    Q.

    how do you know in this play that Pythias struggles to free himself after robbers tie him to a tree?

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    The first robber watches Pythias struggle.

    The scene is acted out in dialogue.

    The narrator describes the event.

    Pythias tells Damon about it.

  • Question 5
    30 seconds
    Q.

    At the end of the play, the king's actions reveal that the culture supports the value of

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    courage to speak out

    obedience to family

    honesty to the king

    loyalty to friends

  • Question 6
    30 seconds
    Q.

    A tyrant is

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    a counselor

    an officer

    a dictator

    a president

  • Question 7
    30 seconds
    Q.

    To proclaim means to

    answer choices

    recommend

    announce

    discover

    forbid

  • Question 8
    30 seconds
    Q.

    To persuade means to

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    encourage

    discuss

    surrender

    convince

  • Question 9
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What does desperately mean?

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    urgently

    carelessly

    mysteriously

    angrily

  • Question 10
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What does harsh mean?

    answer choices

    rough

    wise

    old

    strange

  • Question 11
    30 seconds
    Q.

    What would you say is the theme of Damon and Pythias?

    answer choices

    Don't be greedy.

    Family comes first.

    True friendship can be very powerful.

    Take your time when completing a task.

  • Question 12
    30 seconds
    Q.

    The climax/turning point of the story was when...

    answer choices

    Pythias saw his mother.

    Pythias escapes from the robbers.

    The king lets them both go.

    The voices are arguing about if Pythias will make it back.

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