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Comprehension

C1 Answer the following questions.

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1. Where did Damon and Pythias live?

2. Who was the ruler of Syracuse?

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3. Why did the king want to punish Pythias?

4. What did Pythias wish to fulfil before he died?

5. What was the condition laid down by the king?

6. Why was Pythias delayed while returning?

7. What did both the friends argue over?

8. Why did the king set both of them free?

C2 Discuss with your friends the following questions

and answer each of them in four to six sentences.

1. How do you know that Damon and Pythias were

good friends? Give some examples from the story.

2. What made the king change his decision at the

end?

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