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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is is the Peloponnesus itself?
(a) On the Northwestern coast of Greece
(b) Just North of Attica
(c) The Southern tip of Greece
(d) In the Cyclades

2. Which political powers are at the epicenter of the Peloponnesian War?
(a) Athens and Macedon
(b) Athens and Corinth
(c) Athens and Thrace
(d) Athens and Sparta

3. What are the four major geographic areas listed in Book One?
(a) Athens, Persia, Corint and the Aegean.
(b) Egypt, Syria, Greece and Asia Minor.
(c) Attica, the Peloponnesus, Western Hellas and Thrace.
(d) Sparta, Thebes, the Hellespont and Ephesus.

4. What catastrophic event leads to the revolt of the Helots?
(a) An earthquake in Sparta
(b) A wildfire in Sparta
(c) A famine in Sparta
(d) A tidal wave in Sparta

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the notable politician who is successful in diverting the attention of Sparta from the Athenians?

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

3. What appears to be a mistake made by the Athenian forces under Pericles?

4. Book One concludes in the winter before hostilities erupt. What date is given by modern scholars for this time?

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

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