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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 military leaders are discussed in the first chapter?
(a) A few.
(b) None.
(c) Only one.
(d) Several.
2. How did Mania become the satrap?
(a) Her husband died.
(b) She was voted in.
(c) She was tricked into it by a political party.
(d) She had already ruled another city.
3. What held the men that Xenophon led in the military together?
(a) The loyalty they had for him and the city.
(b) The loyalty they had for the city.
(c) The loyalty they had for him and each other.
(d) The loyalty that they had for each other.
4. What is the advice given by the editor to those people that do not appreciate the notes at the end of the Introduction?
(a) Read the first half of them before reading the work itself.
(b) Read them before reading the work itself.
(c) Pass over them and begin reading the work itself.
(d) Do not read the work itself.
5. According to the editor, who will be delighted by the bibliography in the book?
(a) Other historians.
(b) Philosophers.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Other writers.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the largest number of ships discussed in the battles of the first chapter?
2. What audience is the book, "A History of My Times", trying to reach?
3. What was Thibron's position in the Spartan military?
4. How did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?
5. Which one of the following is not included in the list of places where the most intense fighting occurs?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Xenophon's loyalty questioned when he served in the Athenian military?
2. Why are there maps included in the back of the book, "A History of My Times"?
3. What was the politician's objection to the idea of plundering a town for money?
4. How many ships were used in water and shoreline battles, and which locations are mentioned as receiving the most fighting in the first chapter?
5. What was used to make trophies and when were they usually presented?
6. 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?
7. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?
8. In the story told by Xenophon, how and why was the decision made to sack a town?
9. What are the intentions of the author and the publisher in presenting "A History of My Times"?
10. How did Mania become the satrap, and what type of leader was she?
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