History of the Peloponnesian War | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Book 1

1. What are the dates of the Peloponnesian War ?

2. The war is between what two powers?

3. What is the stated purpose of Book One of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War?

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

5. What is the general title given to the first twenty-three paragraphs of Book One?

6. Paragraphs 89 through118 are referred to as the Pentecontaetia and deal with what aspect of the history?

7. Why is Book One considered difficult to read?

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

9. What are the four major geographic areas listed in Book One?

10. Book One...
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