Damon and Pythias Comprehension and Vocabulary

Damon and Pythias are known throughout Sicily because of their

• great wealth

• strong friendship

• dislike of the king

• skills in government

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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A tyrant is

• a counselor

• an officer

• a dictator

• a president

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To proclaim means to

• recommend

• announce

• discover

• forbid

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To persuade means to

• encourage

• discuss

• surrender

• convince

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What does desperately mean?

• urgently

• carelessly

• mysteriously

• angrily

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What does harsh mean?

• rough

• wise

• old

• strange

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