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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. Who was Alcibiades' mentor?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Xenophon.

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

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

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

5. What city did Xenophon represent in the military?
(a) Athens.
(b) Olympia.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Sparta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately how many pages of text does each chapter cover in "A History of My Times"?

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

4. How does Betty Radice suggest to readers that Xenophon's work should be read?

5. How did Xenophon begin his story?

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