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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 1, Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the main events of the first chapter focused on?
(a) Military language.
(b) Military battles.
(c) Military uniforms.
(d) Military procedures.

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

4. What part of the military commanders motivated Xenophon to write the book?
(a) Their virtues.
(b) Neither their virtues nor their vices.
(c) Their vices.
(d) Their virtues and vices.

5. How does Betty Radice suggest to readers that Xenophon's work should be read?
(a) As a memoir instead of straight history.
(b) As both a memoir and straight history.
(c) As straight history instead of a memoir.
(d) As neither a memoir nor straight history.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many military leaders are discussed in the first chapter?

2. What is the largest number of ships discussed in the battles of the first chapter?

3. What type of literature is Betty Radice known for?

4. What were some of the complaints about the men that Xenophon led in the military?

5. What word best describes the description of the ancient forms of military ranking in the book?

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