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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Athens do in Scione?
(a) Establishes a new military base of operations
(b) Prepares for a long winter
(c) Gains another ally
(d) Executes the men and enslaves the women and children

2. What happens in Attica during the time of the battle at Amphipolis?
(a) The Boeotians enjoy military success in Attica.
(b) All of Attica is annexed by Sparta.
(c) The farmers are allowed to return to their fields.
(d) The Crocyrans launch a successful attack.

3. What is Thucydides' conclusion about the ravages of the war?
(a) It is something to be glorified.
(b) It is tempered on both sides by benevolence.
(c) It is dehumanizing.
(d) It is misrepresented on both sides.

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

5. What is the historic view of the years from 421 to 413 BC?
(a) Most of the attacks against either side are done by allies of the two armies.
(b) The bloodiest era of the Peloponnesian War occurs during this time.
(c) It is regarded as the real end of the Peloponnesian War.
(d) The years through 413 BC are marked by a generally less intense conflict where Athens and Sparta fight against each other in distant theaters

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of Book Two, how widespread is the war?

2. After the Spartan forces give up the Attica offensive, what does Athens continue to do?

3. Where are Spartan ground forces marooned after the battle for Pylos?

4. What Athenian general becomes successful in 425 BC?

5. From a more historical point of view, how does the peace of Nicias seem to scholars?

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