Class 5 English: Demosthenes Chapter 8 - Set 3

Question 1

Who crowded around Callistratus and followed him home?

Accepted Answer

Athenians

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Athens

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Athens

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Athenian’s

Question 2

The speech was full of ___ and ___.

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Power, purpose

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Power, strategies

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Power, inspiration

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Power, motivation

Question 3

What did Demosthenes say to himself?

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B and C both

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I too will be an orator and make people feel about what I’m saying

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I too will be an orator and make people think about what I’m saying

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I want to have the power of words to make people agree with me and believe me

Question 4

Demosthenes thought in his heart, ‘Maybe this special talent will also help me fight against the injustice ______ have done to me.

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My guardians

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My uncle and aunt

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My paternal relatives

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My maternal relatives

Question 5

What did Demosthenes do after listening to the speech of Callistratus for the next two years?

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He read history, wrote speeches and listened to famous orators

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He read books, wrote speeches and listened to famous orators

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He read history, practised speeches and listened to famous orators

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He read newspapers, wrote speeches and listened to famous orators

Question 6

At which age did Demosthenes believe he was ready to speak in public?

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Eighteen

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Seventeen

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Sixteen

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Fifteen

Question 7

Demosthenes pleaded his case, again and again, to fight against whom in a court of law & won at the end?

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His Guardians

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His uncle and aunt

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His paternal relatives

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His maternal relatives

Question 8

To whom did the court order to return Demosthenes's money to him?

Accepted Answer

His Guardians

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His paternal relatives

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His uncle and aunt

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His maternal relatives

Question 9

What happened when Demosthenes went to speak in the assembly of Athens?

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His first address was a failure

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His first speech was a failure

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His first public speech was a failure

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None of the above

Question 10

Where did Demosthenes go leaving the assembly after his first address of speech?

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Walked slowly down the road

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Walked slowly up the lane

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Walked in the middle of the road without realisation

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None of the above

CHAPTER-8 DEMOSTHENES (SET-3)

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