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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI - Victory at Sea (Chapters XXIX-XXXII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as the Cat's Eye?
(a) Damon.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Jason.

2. Alcibiades writes: "Man's predicament is that he dwells at the intersection of necessity and ____."
(a) Free will.
(b) Need.
(c) Foolishness.
(d) Impulse.

3. Unable to make much headway, the fleet decides to _____.
(a) Retreat.
(b) Retire.
(c) Reconfigure.
(d) Surrender.

4. Who returns to the city after a fall?
(a) Polemides.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Aristotle.

5. It is up to the commander to teach his men about arete. What is arete?
(a) Excellence.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Retreat.
(d) Logic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Alcibiades' enemy in Athens?

2. What term is used to mean "war leader"?

3. This loss also meant the loss of the driving force behind the _____ invasion.

4. Which charge worried Alcibiades the most?

5. This woman was referred to as a ____ wife.

(see the answer key)

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