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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the notable politician who is successful in diverting the attention of Sparta from the Athenians?
(a) Alexander
(b) Phillip
(c) Themistocles
(d) Periclese

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

3. Where is the Attica-Euboea-Boeotia area of Greece?
(a) The area South of the Peloponnesian Isthmus
(b) The area West of the Peloponnesian Isthmus
(c) The area East of the Peloponnesian Isthmus
(d) The area directly North of the Peloponnesian Isthmus

4. What appears to be a mistake made by the Athenian forces under Pericles?
(a) Athens attempts an embargo against Sparta.
(b) Athens ignores the possible danger Corinth might become.
(c) Athens attempts to fortify all of Attica.
(d) Athens occupies Aegina and ejects the citizens who are subsequently resettled by Sparta in Thyrea.

5. How is the Delian League founded?
(a) By a convention of city-states seeking protection from Persia.
(b) By the military force of Athens at the time.
(c) By the wide spread acceptance of Plato's Republic.
(d) Through a series of political treaties binding most Greek cities-states to Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Theban attack able to precipitate the war?

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

3. Who prevents the Athenian army from marching out to meet the Spartans?

4. What is a major upset to Athens during 447 through 446 BC?

5. After the Helot uprising in Sparta, what action does Athens take?

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