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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early days of the war, which power seems to have the upper hand?
(a) Corinth
(b) Sparta
(c) Thrace
(d) Athens

2. Where is is the Peloponnesus itself?
(a) In the Cyclades
(b) The Southern tip of Greece
(c) Just North of Attica
(d) On the Northwestern coast of Greece

3. What is the stated purpose of Book One of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War?
(a) To establish the credentials of Thucydides as a historian.
(b) To show the importance of Corinth in the Peloponnesian War.
(c) To discuss the daily life of people in Sparta and Athens.
(d) To establish background and attempt to examine the causes of the war.

4. Why does Thucydides say that Sparta chose to go to war against Athens?
(a) Because Spartan soldiers need war to stay in shape.
(b) Because Athens is interfering in Spartan politics.
(c) Because Athens refuses to join the Peloponnesian League.
(d) Because of Athens' great political power at the time.

5. After the Helot uprising in Sparta, what action does Athens take?
(a) Athens conscripts Helots to fight against Persia.
(b) Athenian armies are defeated by Corinth.
(c) Athens resettles some Helots and forges a strong alliance with Megara, which splits from Corinth.
(d) Athens removes sparta from the Delian League.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in ca 479 BC gives rise to a period of prominence in Athens?

2. How are Spartan envoys able to get through the Athenian blockade of Mytilene?

3. What composes what Thucydides calls Western Hellas?

4. What natural phenomenon takes place in Italy in 426 BC?

5. How does Corinth enter the war?

(see the answer key)

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