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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a major upset to Athens during 447 through 446 BC?
(a) Persia finally defeats the Athenian army.
(b) Boeotia successfully revolts against Athens and regains her independence.
(c) Political leadership in Athens splits into several factions.
(d) Athenian military goes on strike for higher wages.

3. Who prevents the Athenian army from marching out to meet the Spartans?
(a) Pericles
(b) Androclese
(c) Thucydides
(d) Socrates

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event precipitates the beginning of the war?

2. What advantage does Athens have while Sparta occupies Attica?

3. What opinion does Thucydides seem to have about Pericles as a leader?

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

5. What did Sparta demand of her allies?

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