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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IX - Tides of War (Chapters L-LIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not on the list of things Telamon most abhorred?
(a) Charity.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fear.
(d) Love of country.

2. How many months pass before Alcibiades is called to trial?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

3. The grandfather served at all but which of the following?
(a) Posidaea.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Scione.
(d) Sybota.

4. It is said that Pericles had a gift for _____.
(a) Healing.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Smithing.
(d) Public speaking.

5. The narrator talks about a large festival held in the honor of which mythical figure?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is up to the commander to teach his men about arete. What is arete?

2. What type of trees were at Road's Turn?

3. The executioner also held which prominent position?

4. Thrasylubus refers to Alcibiades as a _____.

5. Which of the following is discounted as a good general?

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