#12 - In a scene in an ancient Greek play, Knights, the

[bkinsella05@gmail.com]

I would like to know if my line of reasoning is correct. I arrived at answer choice (D) in the Blind Review after analyzing the fact that Demosthenes' companion had to ask for an explanation of the prophecy. Had Demosthenes read out loud, his companion wouldn't need to press him for information of the prophecy to begin with. Therefore based on the given information, (D) is justifiably rejected and is the correct answer choice.

[Luke Haqq]

Hi bkinsella05!

Yes, your reasoning is correct. Demosthenes looks at a writing tablet and "continuously expresses his amazement at the contents." He's clearly reading the tablet, since he's examining and expressing a reaction to the contents. If he had been reading the contents aloud, his companion would have had no reason to ask what was written. We can therefore infer that he must have been reading silently to himself, making (D) the correct answer.