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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which other historian's works did Xenophon have published?
(a) Thucydides.
(b) Ephorus.
(c) Dinon.
(d) Theopompus.

3. Where were sailors able to live fairly well?
(a) Thasos.
(b) Imbros.
(c) Chios.
(d) Lemnus.

4. Which political leadership worked on the efforts to befriend the Spartans?
(a) The ephors.
(b) The assembly.
(c) The Dorians.
(d) The Pericles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the bottom of the ranks characterized in the book?

2. How can the bibliography be described in "A History of My Times"?

3. What is the fewest amount of ships involved in the water and shoreline battles of Chapter 1?

4. What type of ruler is Mania described as?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the decisions made by Generals that resulted in the exile of many mid-range officers?

2. How did Mania oversee her military operations?

3. How many ships were used in water and shoreline battles, and which locations are mentioned as receiving the most fighting in the first chapter?

4. How was Mania's son-in-law convinced to betray her?

5. What were the reasons why women of ancient Greece would want to be included in the military, and what were some of the reasons why they would not?

6. What was used to make trophies and when were they usually presented?

7. What famous philosopher did Xenophon know, and how does that provide insight into certain historical events?

8. What were the funds that were raised used for during a war?

9. What hardships did the sailors encounter when they were not at war?

10. Why are there maps included in the back of the book, "A History of My Times"?

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