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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. According to the editor, who will be delighted by the bibliography in the book?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Other writers.
(c) Other historians.
(d) Philosophers.

2. What effect did the circumstances of a particular battle have on the awarding of trophies?
(a) A few of the circumstances must be right.
(b) Trophies were given in all circumstances.
(c) Most of the circumstances must be right.
(d) All of the circumstances must be right.

3. What factor was heavily considered when choosing the ranks of military officers in ancient times?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Marital status.
(c) Age.
(d) Political affiliations.

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

5. What did the local politician observe in the story told in Chapter 2?
(a) A small number of little reeds.
(b) A small number of big reeds.
(c) A large number of little reeds.
(d) A large number of big reeds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which season was hard for the sailors?

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

4. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?

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

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