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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Spartan offer of peace?
(a) Under the persuasion of Cleon, the Athenians reject Sparta's offer of peace.
(b) The Athenians think the offer is a trap.
(c) Cleon wants to spy on Spartan strength first.
(d) The Athenians do not like all the specifications of the peace.

2. What opinion does Thucydides seem to have about Pericles as a leader?
(a) He blames him for the later defeats of the Athenians.
(b) He rates him as highly effectual.
(c) He thinks he is too passive.
(d) He faults him for not taking on Sparta sooner.

3. During the winter of 421 BC, what happens with the Boeotians?
(a) They refuse an alliance with Sparta and make new ones of their own.
(b) They capitulate to Sparta and avoid a massacre.
(c) They are once again defeated by Athens.
(d) They begin arming for an offensive in the spring.

4. While the Spartan fleet is at sea, what is happening in Mytilene?
(a) The Mytilene government has a change of mind.
(b) The Mytilenes halt ship production.
(c) The people of Mytilene seize power and surrender the city to Athens.
(d) The Mytilene envoy is recalled from Athens.

5. How are Spartan envoys able to get through the Athenian blockade of Mytilene?
(a) They disguise themselves as merchant ships.
(b) They go around and come in on the back side of Lesbos.
(c) In those days, envoys are always given safe passage.
(d) They infiltrate the Athenians and get into the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action is Athens taking in Sicily and Italy?

2. How did Thucydides see the period of 422 to 421 BC?

3. When the annual siege of Attica begins in 427 BC, what naval move does Sparta make?

4. What happens to the annual raids on Attica in 426 BC?

5. What practice does Thucydides not value other than recognizing its effect on politics and the military?

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