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6. Why was Cleon unsuccessful in prosecuting Aristophanes?

  • Aristophanes had the most expensive lawyer in Athens at the time
  • Playwrights could not be prosecuted for what anything said in a play
  • Playwrights were paid to attack and undermine politicians like Cleon
  • The Assembly did not like Cleon for blackmailing the Athenian citizens

7. Who was Cleon?

  • A prominent politician
  • Aristophanes estranged brother
  • A pro-war army general
  • Athens' most skilled naval commander

8. What was Aristophanes' main reason for attacking Cleon?

  • He was being paid by Pericles to publicly humiliate Cleon to steer voters away from him
  • He believed that Cleon had slept with his wife
  • He wanted to avenge Cleon for attempting to prosecute him and blackmail the Athenians
  • He believed Cleon was attempting to make peace with Sparta

9. Which of Aristophanes' plays was the most direct attack on Cleon?

  • The Knights
  • Peace
  • The Acharnians
  • The Frogs