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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 did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?
(a) Through several battles.
(b) Through a system.
(c) They followed the orders of their leader.
(d) They did not agree on the plot.

2. Who was responsible for the death of Mania?
(a) A rival politician.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) An enemy from another city.
(d) Her son-in-law.

3. Who was Cinadon meeting when he is arrested?
(a) A military leader.
(b) An enemy informant.
(c) An assistant.
(d) A politician.

4. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?
(a) Stories and solutions.
(b) Amounts and solutions.
(c) Stories and amounts.
(d) Stories, amounts, and solutions.

5. Which one of the following is not included in the list of places where the most intense fighting occurs?
(a) Abydus.
(b) Hellespont.
(c) Ilium.
(d) Agora.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long were the sailors able to live fairly well?

2. What type of ruler is Mania described as?

3. What promise did Mania make to her allies?

4. Which political leadership worked on the efforts to befriend the Spartans?

5. How did the politician first approach the reeds dilemma in the story?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Mania's son-in-law convinced to betray her?

3. In the story told by Xenophon, how and why was the decision made to sack a town?

4. Why is the bibliography located in the front of the book, and what is the editor's advice regarding the notes that follow it?

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

6. What is the significance of Xenophon's early background?

7. What famous philosopher did Xenophon know, and how does that provide insight into certain historical events?

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

9. Where were the sailors who were granted pay living, and what kind of lifestyle did they have?

10. Why was Xenophon's loyalty questioned when he served in the Athenian military?

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