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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 promise did Mania make to her allies?
(a) To listen to them.
(b) To bring them together.
(c) To make all new laws.
(d) To remain loyal to them.

2. How much did the men get from the politician at the end of the story in Chapter 2?
(a) Two month's wages.
(b) One month's wages.
(c) One week's wages.
(d) Two week's wages.

3. What factor was heavily considered when choosing the ranks of military officers in ancient times?
(a) Age.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Political affiliations.
(d) Marital status.

4. How was Thibron's exile first considered?
(a) Logical.
(b) Shocking.
(c) Expected.
(d) Overdue.

5. What happened to the reeds in the story?
(a) They multiplied.
(b) They disappeared.
(c) They were given to the soldiers.
(d) They were cut in half.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?

2. What was Thibron's position in the Spartan military?

3. What event did Mania join her mercenaries for?

4. What event has Xenophon's works helped to clarify?

5. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the military leaders cooperate with each other on the issue of funding?

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

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

4. How did Mania oversee her military operations?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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