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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men was Xenophon in charge of during his service in the military?
(a) Five thousand.
(b) Twenty thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Fifteen thousand.

2. Which Spartan helped Cyrus by providing him with ships?
(a) Eurybiades.
(b) Samius.
(c) Antalcidas.
(d) Lysander.

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

4. What city did Xenophon represent in the military?
(a) Sparta.
(b) Olympia.
(c) Athens.
(d) Thebes.

5. What happened to the reeds in the story?
(a) They multiplied.
(b) They were cut in half.
(c) They were given to the soldiers.
(d) They disappeared.

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

7. When were trophies made in ancient Greece?
(a) As needed, on the battlefields.
(b) Before the battles.
(c) Both before and after the battles.
(d) After the battles, when the winning army returned to their city.

8. How did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?
(a) Through a system.
(b) Through several battles.
(c) They followed the orders of their leader.
(d) They did not agree on the plot.

9. What did Alcibiades enjoy?
(a) Ignoring his mentor.
(b) Embarrassing his mentor.
(c) Arguing with his mentor.
(d) Agreeing with his mentor.

10. Who was Alcibiades' mentor?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Xenophon.

11. What audience is the book, "A History of My Times", trying to reach?
(a) The book was only written as a personal memoir.
(b) Every audience.
(c) A non-academic audience.
(d) An academic audience.

12. 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.

13. How was Xenophon regarded as a military leader?
(a) He was the best leader in the military.
(b) He was not the best leader, but was able to lead effectively.
(c) He was the worst leader in the military.
(d) He was not the best leader, and was unable to lead effectively.

14. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?
(a) Demetrius of Magnesia.
(b) Laertius.
(c) Hermippus of Smyrna.
(d) Plutarch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bibliography located in "A History of My Times"?

2. Who was Cinadon meeting when he is arrested?

3. How were a majority of people in the military compensated in the classical era?

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

5. What were some of the complaints about the men that Xenophon led in the military?

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