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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. What is a satrap?
(a) A Persian military leader.
(b) A Persian provincial ruler.
(c) A Persian philosopher.
(d) A Persian worker.

2. How is augury defined?
(a) Predicting a natural disaster.
(b) Reading the stars.
(c) Predicting the weather.
(d) Reading omens.

3. How were the ships made available to Cyrus by a Spartan?
(a) One at a time.
(b) Over a two week period.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) Over a two month period.

4. What animal did the Spartans sacrifice in the example Xenophon gives?
(a) A cow.
(b) A turkey.
(c) A goat.
(d) A chicken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?

2. When were trophies made in ancient Greece?

3. How many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?

4. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?

5. How was a military leader treated after a raid during the story?

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