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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. In ancient times, how was the opposition of people chosen?
(a) Religion.
(b) Status.
(c) Personality.
(d) Age.

2. Where were the first Athenian-Spartan forces sent?
(a) Tegea.
(b) Pylos.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Ithaca.

3. How is Dercylidas described in an earlier section?
(a) Confused.
(b) Tolerant.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Shrewd.

4. How are the events presented in the book in order to account for why certain things occurred?
(a) They are grouped together.
(b) They are referred to by a numbered scale of importance.
(c) They are personalized.
(d) They are each given a letter and a number.

5. How many methods of decision-making are described by Xenophon?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name was given to the treaty for peace between the Greek cities?

2. What was a main factor of decision-making for the Spartans?

3. Where was the peace conference held at the end of the book?

4. What was the strength of Athens as it prepared to enter into an alliance with Sparta?

5. How is Polydamas's request for assistance described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an oracle?

2. What type of a ruler was Alexander of Pherae in Thessaly?

3. What led Athens and Sparta to contemplate an alliance?

4. How were people educated and trained for their service in a military team?

5. Who was Dercylidas and how is he described?

6. How did the Arcadians gain their self-importance, and what did that do for the region?

7. How large was Polydamas's mercenary force and how did he test them?

8. What did Athens and Sparta do once they were united, and how is Archidamus's speech described?

9. What message is Xenophon delivering with the story of Attica?

10. How does Xenophon include the issue of marriage in "A History of My Times"?

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