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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 many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?
(a) Half of a fleet.
(b) Two ships.
(c) An entire fleet.
(d) Almost an entire fleet.

2. What did the sailors do when they were not at war?
(a) It is not known.
(b) They took a vacation.
(c) They found work with another military.
(d) They found work in the area.

3. What are the main events of the first chapter focused on?
(a) Military procedures.
(b) Military language.
(c) Military battles.
(d) Military uniforms.

4. What effect did the circumstances of a particular battle have on the awarding of trophies?
(a) Most of the circumstances must be right.
(b) Trophies were given in all circumstances.
(c) A few of the circumstances must be right.
(d) All of the circumstances must be right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of literature is Betty Radice known for?

2. What were trophies often made out of?

3. In Book 2, Chapter 2, how long is the story about a specific plan to raise money in the book?

4. What years do the events of the book take place?

5. What word best describes the description of the ancient forms of military ranking in the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the politician's objection to the idea of plundering a town for money?

4. How did Mania oversee her military operations?

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

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

8. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?

9. What effect did the Athenian civil war have on the relationship between Athens and Sparta?

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

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