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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 did Polydamas do with men that he found to be in excellent military condition?
(a) He rewarded them.
(b) He put them in the front lines.
(c) He put them in the back lines.
(d) He made them captains.

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

3. In the adviser's opinion, what social class should the woman be?
(a) Below the class of the man she marries.
(b) Similar to the class of the man she marries.
(c) Her class is irrelevant.
(d) Above the class of the man she marries.

4. How many total chapters are included in the book?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

5. Where is the location of the first event Xenophon recounts in Book 2, Chapter 5?
(a) Aegina.
(b) Thira.
(c) Ithaca.
(d) Delos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Spartans place a trophy?

2. How are the events presented in the book in order to account for why certain things occurred?

3. What was the purpose of the massacre?

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

5. What did the Spartans do with Polydamas after they handled his request?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Dercylidas and how is he described?

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

4. What was the result of the sacrifice made by the Spartans?

5. What type of sacrifice does Xenophon describe that is made by the Spartans?

6. What are the styles of the chapters in "A History of My Times", and what stories are told in Book 2, Chapter 5?

7. How did Jason describe the King of Persia and the Persians?

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

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

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

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