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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. How often does Xenophon describe the way money is raised?
(a) He describes how money is raised in three cases.
(b) He describes how money is raised in every case except one.
(c) In some cases, he does not describe how money is raised.
(d) He describes how money is raised in every case.

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Alcibiades' mentor?

2. Which one of the following was Cyrus's brother?

3. How did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?

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

5. In what division of the military did Xenophon serve?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why is the bibliography located in the front of the book, and what is the editor's advice regarding the notes that follow it?

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

4. According to the editor, Betty Radice, what is the difference between a memoir and history?

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

6. What is the significance of Xenophon's early background?

7. What is the main point of Cinadon's story?

8. In the story told by Xenophon, how and why was the decision made to sack a town?

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

10. How is Xenophon's writing style compared to contemporary writers?

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