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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 is Polydamas's request for assistance described?
(a) Brief, but detailed.
(b) Lengthy, but not detailed.
(c) Lengthy and detailed.
(d) Brief and not detailed.

2. What was a main factor of decision-making for the Spartans?
(a) Politics.
(b) Religion.
(c) Examples.
(d) Laws.

3. What was the purpose of the massacre?
(a) To prevent an alliance.
(b) To prevent an attack.
(c) To cause an alliance.
(d) To cause an attack.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason for the Spartans' animal sacrifice?

2. What did Procles acknowledge in his speech?

3. Who was Dercylidas?

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

5. What was one main concern about Procles' proposal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What problems in Arcadia end the book, "A History of My Times"?

5. According to Xenophon's story, what is the first thing that a man should consider when deciding which woman to marry, and how does that compare to today's culture?

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

7. What concerns did the Athenians have in the agreement between Athens and Sparta?

8. How was Alexander murdered?

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

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

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