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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 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following works is referenced in the first chapter?
(a) The Republic.
(b) The Laws.
(c) The Symposium.
(d) The Apology.

2. In what division of the military did Xenophon serve?
(a) The infantry and the cavalry.
(b) The infantry.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) Neither the infantry nor the cavalry.

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

4. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?
(a) Stories and solutions.
(b) Amounts and solutions.
(c) Stories and amounts.
(d) Stories, amounts, and solutions.

5. Which other historian's works did Xenophon have published?
(a) Thucydides.
(b) Theopompus.
(c) Dinon.
(d) Ephorus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which well-known philosopher was Xenophon a contemporary of?

2. How can the bibliography be described in "A History of My Times"?

3. What is the fewest amount of ships involved in the water and shoreline battles of Chapter 1?

4. What did Alcibiades enjoy?

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

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