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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 part of the military commanders motivated Xenophon to write the book?
(a) Their virtues.
(b) Their vices.
(c) Neither their virtues nor their vices.
(d) Their virtues and vices.

2. What held the men that Xenophon led in the military together?
(a) The loyalty they had for the city.
(b) The loyalty they had for him and the city.
(c) The loyalty they had for him and each other.
(d) The loyalty that they had for each other.

3. Which of the following was one of the ways to raise money for a military campaign in ancient Greece?
(a) To sell parts from ships.
(b) To plunder a town.
(c) To sell weapons.
(d) To borrow from a town.

4. What was the incentive for women to serve in the ancient Greek military?
(a) They were granted the rights of citizenship.
(b) They were paid before and after the battles they participate in.
(c) They were given the power to make laws.
(d) They were eligible to rule a city after participating in battle.

5. How important was knowing a person's ally leaders in the stories told by Xenophon?
(a) Slightly less important than knowing the enemy.
(b) Equal to knowing the enemy.
(c) Much less important than knowing the enemy.
(d) More important than knowing the enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the location of the first event Xenophon recounts in Book 2, Chapter 5?

2. What is found in the back of the book to help people understand military maneuvers better?

3. How is Dercylidas described in an earlier section?

4. What is a satrap?

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

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