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

2. What is the main subject of the stories included in the "book of the book"?
(a) Politics.
(b) Leadership.
(c) Money.
(d) Friendship.

3. What did Alcibiades enjoy?
(a) Arguing with his mentor.
(b) Ignoring his mentor.
(c) Agreeing with his mentor.
(d) Embarrassing his mentor.

4. What word best describes the description of the ancient forms of military ranking in the book?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Extensive.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Brief.

5. How did the politician first approach the reeds dilemma in the story?
(a) He only confronted the military leaders.
(b) He confronted both the soldiers and military leaders.
(c) He only confronted the soldiers.
(d) He avoided confronting anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?

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

3. Which of the following was one of the ways to raise money for a military campaign in ancient Greece?

4. What were trophies often made out of?

5. What type of ruler is Mania described as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mania oversee her military operations?

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

4. As Xenophon's stories display, how might fighting wars be a necessary step towards peace?

5. How did wealth affect the ranking of a military officer, and why were the poor delegated to the lightest infantry?

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

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

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

9. How did Mania become the satrap, and what type of leader was she?

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

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