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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. When did the Spartans make their animal sacrifice?
(a) Before engaging the enemy.
(b) After the death of someone.
(c) Before a bad storm.
(d) After a battle.

2. Where do the majority of events in Chapter 6 take place?
(a) Aetolia.
(b) Thessaly.
(c) Acarnania.
(d) Locris.

3. How often did Polydamas test his men?
(a) Never.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Daily.

4. As depicted in Book 2, Chapter 5, what can the actions of one leader affect?
(a) A particular law.
(b) An entire country.
(c) Another leader.
(d) An entire city.

5. How did Polydamas reward his men with honor and prestige?
(a) Only in the military.
(b) In the military and upon burial.
(c) Only upon burial.
(d) Neither in the military nor upon burial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Polydamas do with men that he found to be in excellent military condition?

3. What caused the crisis of Phocis?

4. According to one man's advice, what should another man first consider when choosing a wife?

5. What animal did the Spartans sacrifice in the example Xenophon gives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the setting of the massacre that Xenophon recounts?

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

3. What is an oracle?

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

5. What happened in the city of Phocis and why did Sparta help?

6. How was it possible for a leader to put his own self-interest above the team, and was it considered a positive or a negative action?

7. What things did Polydamss value in a solider?

8. What was the reason for the surprise massacre that Xenophon includes in his story?

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

10. How could the information obtained from an oracle seem confusing?

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