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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. Which political leadership worked on the efforts to befriend the Spartans?
(a) The assembly.
(b) The Pericles.
(c) The ephors.
(d) The Dorians.

2. According to the Introductions, how opinionated was Xenophon?
(a) Xenophon did not give his opinions at all.
(b) Less opinionated than the other authors of his time.
(c) More opinionated than the other authors of his time.
(d) As opinionated as the other authors of his time.

3. How many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?
(a) Two ships.
(b) An entire fleet.
(c) Almost an entire fleet.
(d) Half of a fleet.

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

5. How often does Xenophon describe the way money is raised?
(a) He describes how money is raised in every case except one.
(b) He describes how money is raised in every case.
(c) He describes how money is raised in three cases.
(d) In some cases, he does not describe how money is raised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about Alcibiades?

2. What happened to the money that the sailors were promised?

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

4. Which one of the following does not describe Alcibiades as he is portrayed in the book?

5. Which of the following are distinct from the author in "A History of My Times"?

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