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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event in ca 479 BC gives rise to a period of prominence in Athens?
(a) Defeat of the invading Persian army
(b) The influence of Socratic philosophy
(c) Defeat of the Spartans
(d) Incorporation of the surrounding city-states

2. Between Corinth and Corcyra, which side does Athens eventually decide to support?
(a) Corinth
(b) Corcyra
(c) Neither side
(d) Both sides

3. Who are the Athenian hoplites?
(a) Heavily-armed military infantry
(b) Helots who fled Sparta after the earthquake
(c) Religious fanatics
(d) Salves taken from Lesbos

4. From Thucydides' analysis, who of the Mytilene population actually wants to break away from the Delian League?
(a) The upper classes
(b) The would-be generals
(c) The shipbuilders
(d) The commoners of Lesbos

5. In 424 BC, how does Sparta change its military methods?
(a) They add extra soldiers to their infantry.
(b) They invent the catapult.
(c) They become more proficient sailors.
(d) They formalize defensive units of archers and cavalry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the fourth major area where much of the early activity takes place?

2. How is the book historically divided by modern scholars?

3. In the early days of the war, which power seems to have the upper hand?

4. What happens to the Athenian attack on Megara?

5. What complication does geographic scope add to the difficulty of reading Book One?

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