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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What suggests that the account of Cleon's accomplishments is not thoroughly documented?
(a) Everything is military top secret
(b) Demosthenes covers up the truth.
(c) Thucydides' particular dislike for Cleon
(d) Cleon's order that nothing be written about it.

2. What composes what Thucydides calls Western Hellas?
(a) Arcanania, Ambracia, Corcyra, Epidamnus, the Ionian Islands, and Naupactus, among others
(b) Macedon, Ipiris, and Caphellenia
(c) The entire country of Greece on the Ionian Sea
(d) Prygia, Lydia, and Caria

3. Stylistically speaking, what is the quality of Thucydides' text?
(a) It is complex and extraordinarily dense which often leads to difficulty with clear interpretation of issues.
(b) Its simplicity of style makes it simple for even non-scholars to study.
(c) It is archaic and fails to deliver what Thucydides had hoped for.
(d) It is uneven and often misleading.

4. After the war begins, what diplomatic success does Athens have?
(a) Making a peace deal with Corinth.
(b) Athens concludes alliances with Odrysian, Thrace, and Macedonia .
(c) Athens successfully launches an anti-Spartan publicity attack.
(d) Gaining a neutrality pact from Persia.

5. How successful is Sparta's land and sea attack on Pylos?
(a) Demosthenes is able to hold them off.
(b) It comes to a complete stalemate.
(c) It is better on land than at sea.
(d) They destroy the Athenian stronghold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the feelings of many Athenians leading up to the problems in Sicily?

2. Where is is the Peloponnesus itself?

3. Who owns the Helots?

4. What s Sparta's excuse to resume major hostilities against Athens?

5. What does the Spartan declaration of war against the Helots allow?

(see the answer key)

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