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

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

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. How is Athens insulted by Megara and Euboea about the same time as the Boeotian revolution?
(a) Megara and Euboea join with the Persians against Athens.
(b) Megara and Euboea recall their soldiers from the Athenian army.
(c) Megara and Euboea stope sending taxes to Athens.
(d) Megara and Euboea revolt against Athens and tentatively join Sparta's Peloponnesian league.

5. What is the stated purpose of Book One of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War?
(a) To establish the credentials of Thucydides as a historian.
(b) To establish background and attempt to examine the causes of the war.
(c) To discuss the daily life of people in Sparta and Athens.
(d) To show the importance of Corinth in the Peloponnesian War.