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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 3, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) All of the circumstances must be right.
(c) Most of the circumstances must be right.
(d) Trophies were given in all circumstances.

2. How can the bibliography be described in "A History of My Times"?
(a) Extensive.
(b) Extremely short.
(c) Average.
(d) Slightly shorter than normal.

3. What was the reason for Thibron's exile?
(a) He allowed his friends to escape.
(b) He was caught helping the enemy.
(c) He disobeyed direct orders.
(d) He allowed his friends' town to be plundered.

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

5. What is the advice given by the editor to those people that do not appreciate the notes at the end of the Introduction?
(a) Read them before reading the work itself.
(b) Do not read the work itself.
(c) Read the first half of them before reading the work itself.
(d) Pass over them and begin reading the work itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the local politician observe in the story told in Chapter 2?

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

3. How was Xenophon regarded as a military leader?

4. How long has the war been waging when the second chapter begins?

5. According to the editor, who will be delighted by the bibliography in the book?

(see the answer key)

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