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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. In Book 2, Chapter 2, how long is the story about a specific plan to raise money in the book?
(a) It is long.
(b) It is an average length.
(c) It is brief.
(d) It is long, but features several smaller segments.

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

3. Which of the following was one of the ways to raise money for a military campaign in ancient Greece?
(a) To plunder a town.
(b) To borrow from a town.
(c) To sell weapons.
(d) To sell parts from ships.

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

5. What are the ships that Alcibiades led called?
(a) Force.
(b) Trawlers.
(c) Triremes.
(d) Armada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the advice given by the editor to those people that do not appreciate the notes at the end of the Introduction?

2. In what division of the military did Xenophon serve?

3. How long were the sailors able to live fairly well?

4. How much did the men get from the politician at the end of the story in Chapter 2?

5. What held the men that Xenophon led in the military together?

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