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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the following does not describe Alcibiades as he is portrayed in the book?
(a) Athletic.
(b) Young.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Wise.

3. When was Thibron exiled?
(a) One week before he returned to Sparta.
(b) Two days before he returned to Sparta.
(c) The day before he returned to Sparta.
(d) When he returned to Sparta.

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

5. How many military leaders are discussed in the first chapter?
(a) A few.
(b) Several.
(c) Only one.
(d) None.

6. How does Betty Radice suggest to readers that Xenophon's work should be read?
(a) As a memoir instead of straight history.
(b) As neither a memoir nor straight history.
(c) As straight history instead of a memoir.
(d) As both a memoir and straight history.

7. 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.
(c) He describes how money is raised in three cases.
(d) He describes how money is raised in every case except one.

8. Where did Cyrus battle his brother?
(a) Persepolis.
(b) Sardes.
(c) Susa.
(d) Cunaxa.

9. What event did Mania join her mercenaries for?
(a) Giving out trophies after a victory.
(b) Appointing a new commander.
(c) Planning strategies for the next attack.
(d) Battering down an enemy's walls.

10. What is the major issue of the second chapter?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Trophies.
(c) Weather.
(d) Funding.

11. What promise did Mania make to her allies?
(a) To make all new laws.
(b) To listen to them.
(c) To bring them together.
(d) To remain loyal to them.

12. According to Xenophon, how many brothers are at war with each other?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

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

15. What is found in the back of the book to help people understand military maneuvers better?
(a) Quotes.
(b) Diagrams.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the incentive for women to serve in the ancient Greek military?

2. In Book 2, Chapter 2, how long is the story about a specific plan to raise money in the book?

3. How was Thibron's exile first considered?

4. What word best describes the description of the ancient forms of military ranking in the book?

5. Which war is ending at the beginning of the fourth section?

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