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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 4, Book 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the list of places where the most intense fighting occurs?
(a) Abydus.
(b) Ilium.
(c) Hellespont.
(d) Agora.

2. Which well-known philosopher was Xenophon a contemporary of?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Euphraeus.
(d) Plato.

3. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?
(a) A letter from Alcibiades.
(b) A decline in their situation.
(c) An improvement of their situation.
(d) A letter from Xenophon.

4. What held the men that Xenophon led in the military together?
(a) The loyalty they had for him and each other.
(b) The loyalty they had for the city.
(c) The loyalty that they had for each other.
(d) The loyalty they had for him and the city.

5. What event has Xenophon's works helped to clarify?
(a) The Rise of the Roman Empire.
(b) Socrates' death.
(c) The Trojan War.
(d) The Fall of the Roman Republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was the main focus of the massacre's intent?

2. What was an animal sacrifice known as in some ancient cultures?

3. Which other historian's works did Xenophon have published?

4. What years do the events of the book take place?

5. What was the incentive for women to serve in the ancient Greek military?

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