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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one main concern about Procles' proposal?
(a) Both the Spartans and the Athenians would have too much control.
(b) The Athenians would have more control than the Spartans.
(c) The Spartans would have more control than the Athenians would.
(d) Neither the Spartans nor the Athenians would have any control.

2. Where did the raid take place, according to the second story of the fifth chapter of Book 2?
(a) Laurium.
(b) Alimus.
(c) Piraeus.
(d) Megara.

3. What other city's founding is not included by Xenophon, as pointed out by the editor?
(a) Miletus.
(b) Sardes.
(c) Megalopolis.
(d) Ephesus.

4. What was the reason for the Spartans' animal sacrifice?
(a) To celebrate.
(b) To serve as a warning.
(c) War.
(d) Bad weather.

5. How wealthy was the King of Persia thought to be?
(a) The second richest man in the city.
(b) The richest man in the region.
(c) The richest man in the city.
(d) The second richest man in the region.

6. Where was the peace conference held at the end of the book?
(a) Delphi.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Athens.
(d) Olympia.

7. In the adviser's opinion, what social class should the woman be?
(a) Below the class of the man she marries.
(b) Similar to the class of the man she marries.
(c) Above the class of the man she marries.
(d) Her class is irrelevant.

8. As depicted in Book 2, Chapter 5, what can the actions of one leader affect?
(a) A particular law.
(b) Another leader.
(c) An entire country.
(d) An entire city.

9. Where were the first Athenian-Spartan forces sent?
(a) Ithaca.
(b) Pylos.
(c) Tegea.
(d) Corinth.

10. Who was Dercylidas?
(a) A Theban commander.
(b) A Persian commander.
(c) A Spartan commander.
(d) A Macedonian commander.

11. How was a military leader treated after a raid during the story?
(a) He was exiled.
(b) He was questioned.
(c) He was removed from command.
(d) He was commended.

12. What is an appeal for a military commander that is discussed in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Making a name for themselves.
(b) Making their unit famous.
(c) Making their enemies famous.
(d) Making their city famous.

13. Where do the majority of events in Chapter 6 take place?
(a) Locris.
(b) Thessaly.
(c) Acarnania.
(d) Aetolia.

14. Which goddess did the Spartans make an animal sacrifice for?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Hera.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aphrodite.

15. What did Polydamas do with men who were lacking the preferred military skills?
(a) He trained them again.
(b) He put them in the front lines.
(c) He put them in the back lines.
(d) He eliminated them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which years did the events in Book 2, Chapter 5 take place?

2. According to Jason, what condition were the Persians taught?

3. According to Polydamas, what must soldiers develop a taste for?

4. Where did the Spartans place a trophy?

5. Which element(s) must be included in the ancient ritual sacrifices discussed in Book 2, Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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