1. When the annual siege of Attica begins in 427 BC, what naval move does Sparta make?
(a) Sparta orderes new ships for Egypt.
(b) Sparta abandons any naval involvement at all.
(c) Sparta sets up a defense against Athenian hit-and-run raids.
(d) Sparta dispatches a fleet to Lesbos.

2. Why is Book One considered difficult to read?
(a) There is some evidence that someone other than Thucydides wrote this section.
(b) Book One assumes that the reader will know information not available to modern readers.
(c) It is organized along thematic lines rather than being chronological.
(d) It has many obscure references that cannot be corroberated.

3. What problem soon arises for Athens?
(a) They begin having to travel farther for supplies.
(b) They have a large number of military desertions.
(c) The treasury is rapidly being depleted.
(d) Their triremes begin needing major repairs.

4. How do the Athenians respond to the Mytilene rebellion?
(a) They invade Lesbos and are driven back.
(b) They negotiate a new treaty with Mytilene giving many consessions.
(c) They put up a blockade against Lesbos and continue the hit and run attacks on Peloponnesia.
(d) They meet the Sparta army on Lesbos and fight to a stalemate.

5. Where is the initial confrontation between Sparta and the Athenians?
(a) The Athenians send an advance force into the Peloponnesian isthmus.
(b) Sparta utilizes Persian ships to attack from the Aegean Sea.
(c) Spartan commandos infiltrate Athenian camps.
(d) A huge Peloponnesian army is assembled at the isthmus leading to Attica which is then invaded