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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Spartan soldier served as a diplomat for peace between the cities of Greece?

2. What did the people of Phocis claim they would do if Sparta did not help them?

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

4. What was the purpose of the massacre?

5. What type of operation is described in the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is augury?

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

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

4. What was considered to be "the Spartan way" and how was Teleutias's raid received?

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

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

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

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

10. How was Alexander murdered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the two major methods for making decisions in ancient Greece. First, explain how augury is defined and the way it is used to help the ancient Greeks with their decisions. Second, describe the oracles, where and how they take place, the possible confusion in their interpretation, and why they are considered a highly credible source of wisdom.

Essay Topic 2

Two events are chronicled by Xenophon to show the effects that the decisions made by leaders can have.

1) Describe the raid on Attica by Teleutias, why it takes place, the response it receives, and how it relates to Xenophon's main theme of leaders and their decisions.

2) Analyze the events that take place before, during, and after Antalcidas delivers the treaty for peace.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the planning and assassination of Alexander of Pherae in Thessaly. Include how Alexander is viewed as a ruler, his reputation, and that of the town, the possible motivations for the murder, and the way it takes place.

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