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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the political position of Argos from 418 through 416 BC?
(a) Maintained neutrality
(b) Vascilation between Athens and Sparta
(c) Consistently pro-Athens
(d) Consistently pro Spart

3. Why does Thucydides say that Sparta chose to go to war against Athens?
(a) Because of Athens' great political power at the time.
(b) Because Spartan soldiers need war to stay in shape.
(c) Because Athens refuses to join the Peloponnesian League.
(d) Because Athens is interfering in Spartan politics.

4. Why is it necessary for triremes to come ashore often?
(a) The triremes have no bathroom facilities.
(b) The crews need space to cook, sleep and relax.
(c) The triremes need some of the weight reduced.
(d) The boats have to be repaired often.

5. How is the book historically divided by modern scholars?
(a) Book One has historically been subdivided into two named segments although these do not exist as such in the text itself.
(b) Book One is usually looked at as a whole in keeping with Thucydides' method.
(c) Book One has historically been divided into four major parts with certain aspects emphasized.
(d) Book One is divided in two seasons--winter and summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Athens intervenes in Corcyra, what does Thucydides observe?

2. What happens between Sparta and Athens in 423 BC?

3. The war is between what two powers?

4. What political action does Sparta take in 432 BC?

5. What opinion does Thucydides seem to have about Pericles as a leader?

(see the answer key)

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