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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. Why did Xenophon lead his men to serve in multiple-city states in the military?
(a) To get money and supplies.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) To get supplies.
(d) To get money.

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

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

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. How long has the war been waging when the second chapter begins?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Thirty five years.
(d) Twenty five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Betty Radice suggest to readers that Xenophon's work should be read?

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

3. Which one of the following is not included in the list of places where the most intense fighting occurs?

4. According to the Introductions, how opinionated was Xenophon?

5. How did Xenophon begin his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the decisions made by Generals that resulted in the exile of many mid-range officers?

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

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

4. As indicated in the Introduction, what are Xenophon's motivations in writing "A History of My Times"?

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

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

7. How did wealth affect the ranking of a military officer, and why were the poor delegated to the lightest infantry?

8. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?

9. What is the point of Cyrus's story as it is told by Xenophon?

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

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