Which of the following incidents from "The Contest” by Arthur Conan Doyle most clearly depicts Nero as a despotic ruler surrounded by assistants who adamantly seek to please him?
Answers
The options to the question are
A) Nero's decision to take part in the Greek singing competition to prove that he is also gifted artistically
B) the presence of experts who train Nero and accompany him to the singing competition
C) Policles's chastisement of the audience after Nero's performance, followed by his decision to participate
D) Nero's followers who rig the contest by applauding his terrible performance and ignoring worthier singers
The answer is D) Nero's followers who rig the contest by applauding his terrible performance and ignoring worthier singers .
About The contest by Arthur Conan Doyle
The contest by Arthur Conan Doyle is a humorous tale about the king Nero who sailed to Greece with many of his court men.
Among the people there were thousand young men trained to uniformly applaud whenever the King sang or played in public.
Thus it shows that the king Nero was a despotic ruler surrounded by assistants who adamantly seek to please him.