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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 6, Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a satrap?
(a) A Persian provincial ruler.
(b) A Persian philosopher.
(c) A Persian worker.
(d) A Persian military leader.

2. How long has the war been waging when the second chapter begins?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Thirty five years.
(c) Forty years.
(d) Twenty five years.

3. What is the main subject of the stories included in the "book of the book"?
(a) Money.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Politics.
(d) Leadership.

4. How were a majority of people in the military compensated in the classical era?
(a) They were paid abundantly.
(b) They were paid very little.
(c) They were paid moderately.
(d) They were unpaid.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the politician first approach the reeds dilemma in the story?

2. What are the main events of the first chapter focused on?

3. What did the sailors do when they were not at war?

4. What city did Xenophon represent in the military?

5. Where was the massacre Xenophon writes about committed?

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