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

2. What did Alcibiades enjoy?
(a) Arguing with his mentor.
(b) Embarrassing his mentor.
(c) Ignoring his mentor.
(d) Agreeing with his mentor.

3. What is the largest number of ships discussed in the battles of the first chapter?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Ninety.
(d) One hundred.

4. How long has the war been waging when the second chapter begins?
(a) Thirty five years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Twenty five years.
(d) Forty years.

5. Where did the Spartans place a trophy?
(a) On a mountain.
(b) At the site of their first victory.
(c) On the grave of a fallen soldier.
(d) At the side of their first defeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the military commanders motivated Xenophon to write the book?

2. Who was Alcibiades' mentor?

3. According to Xenophon, how many brothers are at war with each other?

4. What audience is the book, "A History of My Times", trying to reach?

5. What did being born into Knight class mean for Xenophon?

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