History of the Peloponnesian War Quiz

Thucydides

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happens during the winter of 423 BC on the part of Sparta? (from Book 4)

Brasidas mounts an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Potidaea.

Brasidas gets ill and dies.

The Helots mount a successful counterattack on Sparta.

Many of the spartan soldiers freeze to death in the mountains.

2.

Where is Thucydides writing his History of the Peloponnesian War? (from Book 5)

In Sparta

In exile

In the Library of Alexandria

Underground Athens

3.

What natural phenomenon takes place in Italy in 426 BC? (from Book 3)

Mt. Aetna eruptes.

Heavy rains and floods come that year.

A tsunami hits southern Italy.

A meteor creates a vast crater in Italy.

4.

How did Thucydides see the period of 422 to 421 BC? (from Book 5)

A time when no military operations are launched.

An era of more guerilla warfare

A period of rearmament for both sides

Part of a continuous military struggle with a lull included.

5.

After the demise of Athenian democracy, what political force gains control? (from Book 8)

The transient new government, referred to as the Four Hundred, rules by force.

Alcibiades returns and takes control of the government.

The Helots rise to power.

A group of pro-Spartan sympathizers

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