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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, A History of My Times : Chapter 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which other historian's works did Xenophon have published?
(a) Thucydides.
(b) Ephorus.
(c) Theopompus.
(d) Dinon.

2. What effect did the circumstances of a particular battle have on the awarding of trophies?
(a) Most of the circumstances must be right.
(b) All of the circumstances must be right.
(c) Trophies were given in all circumstances.
(d) A few of the circumstances must be right.

3. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?
(a) Laertius.
(b) Plutarch.
(c) Hermippus of Smyrna.
(d) Demetrius of Magnesia.

4. What is the advice given by the editor to those people that do not appreciate the notes at the end of the Introduction?
(a) Read the first half of them before reading the work itself.
(b) Pass over them and begin reading the work itself.
(c) Do not read the work itself.
(d) Read them before reading the work itself.

5. Where did the politician give a speech in the story about the reeds?
(a) At only one ship.
(b) At every other ship.
(c) At only two ships.
(d) At every ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is each one of the chapters in the second book devoted to?

2. How is the bottom of the ranks characterized in the book?

3. What happened to the reeds in the story?

4. Where is the bibliography located in "A History of My Times"?

5. According to the Introductions, how opinionated was Xenophon?

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