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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Athens in 425 BC, what funny thing happens on the way to Sicily?
(a) The fleet comes ashore and fortifies a base at Pylos in Sparta.
(b) The Spartans mistake Athenian ships for theirs and let them pass.
(c) The Athenians come upon new triremes headed for Sparta and sink them.
(d) The Athenian fleet is blown off course and lands in Crete.

2. Why is Sparta somewhat weakened at the start of the war?
(a) Sparta is in the process of recruiting new troops.
(b) Sparta sufferes from a major famine.
(c) Sparta no longer has the services of vast numbers of Helots.
(d) Sparta is also involved in a war with Persia.

3. Who is the first Athenian to suggest fortifying Pylos?
(a) Brasidas
(b) Cleon
(c) Nicias
(d) Demosthenes

4. What notable Spartan is wounded at Pylos?
(a) Prothagoras
(b) Nicias
(c) Sparticus
(d) Brasidas

5. Where is is the Peloponnesus itself?
(a) In the Cyclades
(b) The Southern tip of Greece
(c) Just North of Attica
(d) On the Northwestern coast of Greece

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Theban attack able to precipitate the war?

2. According to Cleon, why does the attack at Sphacteria stall?

3. In 424 BC, how does Sparta change its military methods?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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