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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, A History of My Times : Chapter 5, Book 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which war is ending at the beginning of the fourth section?
(a) The Athenian civil war.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) The Persian War.
(d) The Trojan War.

2. How important was knowing a person's ally leaders in the stories told by Xenophon?
(a) More important than knowing the enemy.
(b) Slightly less important than knowing the enemy.
(c) Much less important than knowing the enemy.
(d) Equal to knowing the enemy.

3. What are the ships that Alcibiades led called?
(a) Armada.
(b) Force.
(c) Triremes.
(d) Trawlers.

4. What was the incentive for women to serve in the ancient Greek military?
(a) They were eligible to rule a city after participating in battle.
(b) They were granted the rights of citizenship.
(c) They were paid before and after the battles they participate in.
(d) They were given the power to make laws.

5. What word best describes the description of the ancient forms of military ranking in the book?
(a) Brief.
(b) Moderate.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Extensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were a majority of people in the military compensated in the classical era?

2. Which years did the events in Book 2, Chapter 5 take place?

3. Besides augury, which one of the following was another feature of Ancient Greek religion?

4. Which political leadership worked on the efforts to befriend the Spartans?

5. What is the main subject of the stories included in the "book of the book"?

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