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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was another name for the Peloponnesian War?
(a) War of Athens.
(b) Intercity War.
(c) Greek War.
(d) Spartan War.

2. How many weeks does this occur before the launch?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. Jason tells the narrator that he is a ______ whelp.
(a) Poor.
(b) Greedy.
(c) Flightless.
(d) Brave.

4. Which of the following is not one of the charges brought against Alcibiades?
(a) Impiety.
(b) Treason.
(c) Profanity.
(d) Heresy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nature of the argument between Polemides and Eunice?

2. What part of the man's body was injured?

3. The plan to protect the city included building ___ walls around the perimeter.

4. How many wives did Jason have?

5. Polemides no longer cares about the morals involved with the war; he only cares about which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Plague affect Polemides on a personal level?

2. What is the setting and time period used in "Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War" by Steven Pressfield?

3. What does Polemides say when he tries to explain Alcibiades' appeal?

4. How did Polemides become a mercenary?

5. What is Telamon's prediction about the war? Why does Telamon make the prediction? Is it correct?

6. Discuss the arrival of and devastation caused by the Plague.

7. Discuss the scene in which Nicias addresses the Athenian Assembly.

8. Who was Eunice? How was she attached to Polemides?

9. How is Alcibiades double crossed? What does he do to fight back?

10. Discuss the rumors that reach Polemides regarding the invasion of Sicily.

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