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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 5, Book 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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 three cases.
(c) In some cases, he does not describe how money is raised.
(d) He describes how money is raised in every case.

5. What is each one of the chapters in the second book devoted to?
(a) The description of a different battle.
(b) The description of a different military leader.
(c) The description of a different city.
(d) The description of a different war ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the description given to Dercylidas in this current section of the book?

2. What promise did Mania make to her allies?

3. What are the main events of the first chapter focused on?

4. Mania shares her name with a Greek mythological personification. What has been named after this personification?

5. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?

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