Skip to content
Back to quiz
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