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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. What is the major issue of the second chapter?
(a) Funding.
(b) Weather.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Trophies.
2. How were the ships made available to Cyrus by a Spartan?
(a) Suddenly.
(b) Over a two month period.
(c) One at a time.
(d) Over a two week period.
3. Who was Cinadon meeting when he is arrested?
(a) A politician.
(b) An enemy informant.
(c) An assistant.
(d) A military leader.
4. How can the bibliography be described in "A History of My Times"?
(a) Slightly shorter than normal.
(b) Extensive.
(c) Average.
(d) Extremely short.
5. What type of ruler is Mania described as?
(a) Sincere and effective.
(b) Effective, but not sincere.
(c) Sincere, but ineffective.
(d) Neither sincere nor effective.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was responsible for the death of Mania?
2. Which publishing company is used to present the summary for "A History of My Times"?
3. According to the editor, who will be delighted by the bibliography in the book?
4. Which of the following works is referenced in the first chapter?
5. What is found in the back of the book to help people understand military maneuvers better?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the politician's objection to the idea of plundering a town for money?
2. What are the intentions of the author and the publisher in presenting "A History of My Times"?
3. What hardships did the sailors encounter when they were not at war?
4. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?
5. How did the military leaders cooperate with each other on the issue of funding?
6. How is Xenophon's writing style compared to contemporary writers?
7. Why is the bibliography located in the front of the book, and what is the editor's advice regarding the notes that follow it?
8. According to the editor, Betty Radice, what is the difference between a memoir and history?
9. What is the point of Cyrus's story as it is told by Xenophon?
10. What did the politician do to raise the money for the soldiers and what type of solution did that provide?
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