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- 1. Multiple Choice
Damon and Pythias are known throughout Sicily because of their
great wealth
strong friendship
dislike of the king
skills in government
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which action from the legend shows the cultural value of honesty?
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.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why does the king distrust at first the bargain he and Damon make?
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.
- 4. Multiple Choice
how do you know in this play that Pythias struggles to free himself after robbers tie him to a tree?
The first robber watches Pythias struggle.
The scene is acted out in dialogue.
The narrator describes the event.
Pythias tells Damon about it.
- 5. Multiple Choice
At the end of the play, the king's actions reveal that the culture supports the value of
courage to speak out
obedience to family
honesty to the king
loyalty to friends
- 6. Multiple Choice
A tyrant is
a counselor
an officer
a dictator
a president
- 7. Multiple Choice
To proclaim means to
recommend
announce
discover
forbid
- 8. Multiple Choice
To persuade means to
encourage
discuss
surrender
convince
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does desperately mean?
urgently
carelessly
mysteriously
angrily
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does harsh mean?
rough
wise
old
strange
- 11. Multiple Choice
What would you say is the theme of Damon and Pythias?
Don't be greedy.
Family comes first.
True friendship can be very powerful.
Take your time when completing a task.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The climax/turning point of the story was when...
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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