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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many ships did Alcibiades lead?
(a) Ten to thirty.
(b) Twenty to forty.
(c) Forty to fifty.
(d) Five to ten.

3. 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 amounts.
(d) Stories and solutions.

4. What is significant about Alcibiades?
(a) He is the only name in the book that people educated in philosophy would recognize.
(b) He is the first name mentioned in Chapter 1.
(c) He is the only name in the book that people educated in philosophy would not recognize.
(d) He is the last name mentioned in Chapter 1.

5. Which war is ending at the beginning of the fourth section?
(a) The Athenian civil war.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) The Trojan War.
(d) The Persian War.

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

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

8. What is the largest number of ships discussed in the battles of the first chapter?
(a) Eighty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Ninety.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the sailors do when they were not at war?

2. According to Xenophon, how many brothers are at war with each other?

3. What event did Mania join her mercenaries for?

4. Where was Alcibiades from?

5. Where were sailors able to live fairly well?

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