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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 6, Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Xenophon begin his story?
(a) Similar to the way contemporary fiction writers begin.
(b) Similar to the way contemporary non-fiction writers begin.
(c) Slightly different from the way contemporary fiction writers begin.
(d) Slightly different from the way contemporary non-fiction writers begin.

2. As depicted in Book 2, Chapter 5, what can the actions of one leader affect?
(a) A particular law.
(b) An entire country.
(c) Another leader.
(d) An entire city.

3. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?
(a) A letter from Alcibiades.
(b) An improvement of their situation.
(c) A letter from Xenophon.
(d) A decline in their situation.

4. How is the bottom of the ranks characterized in the book?
(a) Light cavalry.
(b) Heavy infantry.
(c) Light infantry.
(d) Heavy cavalry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?

2. What city was the main focus of the massacre's intent?

3. Which season was hard for the sailors?

4. What does George Cawkwell contribute to "A History of My Times"?

5. Whom were the Spartans feuding with in the beginning of the sixth chapter of Book 2?

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