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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not included in the list of places where the most intense fighting occurs?
(a) Abydus.
(b) Ilium.
(c) Hellespont.
(d) Agora.

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

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

4. Which of the following are distinct from the author in "A History of My Times"?
(a) The translator and the writer of the introduction.
(b) The writer of the introduction and the editor.
(c) The translator, the editor, and the writer of the introduction.
(d) The translator and the editor.

5. What does George Cawkwell contribute to "A History of My Times"?
(a) He is the translator.
(b) He writes the introduction.
(c) He is the editor.
(d) He is the editor and writes the introduction.

6. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?
(a) Amounts and solutions.
(b) Stories, amounts, and solutions.
(c) Stories and solutions.
(d) Stories and amounts.

7. What did the sailors do when they were not at war?
(a) They took a vacation.
(b) It is not known.
(c) They found work with another military.
(d) They found work in the area.

8. Which season was hard for the sailors?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

9. What are the main events of the first chapter focused on?
(a) Military procedures.
(b) Military language.
(c) Military uniforms.
(d) Military battles.

10. What were trophies often made out of?
(a) The enemy's spears.
(b) The enemy's shields.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

11. Why did Xenophon lead his men to serve in multiple-city states in the military?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) To get money and supplies.
(c) To get money.
(d) To get supplies.

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

13. According to the editor, who will be delighted by the bibliography in the book?
(a) Scholars.
(b) Other historians.
(c) Other writers.
(d) Philosophers.

14. Which well-known philosopher was Xenophon a contemporary of?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Euphraeus.

15. What is the main subject of the stories included in the "book of the book"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Money.
(d) Leadership.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following does not describe Alcibiades as he is portrayed in the book?

2. What did the local politician observe in the story told in Chapter 2?

3. Which political leadership worked on the efforts to befriend the Spartans?

4. How many men was Xenophon in charge of during his service in the military?

5. How many ships did Alcibiades lead?

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