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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 were a majority of people in the military compensated in the classical era?
(a) They were paid moderately.
(b) They were unpaid.
(c) They were paid very little.
(d) They were paid abundantly.

2. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?
(a) A letter from Alcibiades.
(b) A letter from Xenophon.
(c) A decline in their situation.
(d) An improvement of their situation.

3. Which season was hard for the sailors?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is each one of the chapters in the second book devoted to?

2. Who was responsible for the death of Mania?

3. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?

4. Where did the politician give a speech in the story about the reeds?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Thibron after he returned to Sparta and why?

5. How many men did Xenophon lead in the military, and what were some of the complaints about them?

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

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

8. Displaying Xenophon's point about loyalty, what suggestion did the lower ranking soldiers make after the exile of multiple mid-range officers, and how was their suggestion received?

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

10. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?

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