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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Alcibiades from?
(a) Thebes.
(b) Argos.
(c) Delphi.
(d) Athens.

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

3. How many politically sanctioned killings were there in the story told in Book 2, Chapter 2?
(a) More than fifteen.
(b) More than ten.
(c) At least one.
(d) None.

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

5. What was Thibron's position in the Spartan military?
(a) Field commander.
(b) Infantry guard.
(c) General.
(d) Admiral.

6. Where did the politician give a speech in the story about the reeds?
(a) At every other ship.
(b) At only one ship.
(c) At every ship.
(d) At only two ships.

7. How did Mania become the satrap?
(a) She had already ruled another city.
(b) Her husband died.
(c) She was voted in.
(d) She was tricked into it by a political party.

8. According to the Introductions, how opinionated was Xenophon?
(a) Less opinionated than the other authors of his time.
(b) As opinionated as the other authors of his time.
(c) Xenophon did not give his opinions at all.
(d) More opinionated than the other authors of his time.

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

10. What did being born into Knight class mean for Xenophon?
(a) He could afford a horse.
(b) He was allowed to write the laws.
(c) He was allowed to voice his opinion on the laws.
(d) He could afford to wear a uniform.

11. What event has Xenophon's works helped to clarify?
(a) Socrates' death.
(b) The Rise of the Roman Empire.
(c) The Trojan War.
(d) The Fall of the Roman Republic.

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

13. How were Cyrus's military actions against his brother perceived?
(a) They were considered to be well planned.
(b) They were considered to be unprecedented.
(c) They were considered to be impulsive.
(d) They were considered to be precedent.

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

15. What is the advice given by the editor to those people that do not appreciate the notes at the end of the Introduction?
(a) Do not read the work itself.
(b) Read the first half of them before reading the work itself.
(c) Read them before reading the work itself.
(d) Pass over them and begin reading the work itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did Mania join her mercenaries for?

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

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

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

5. What happened to the reeds in the story?

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