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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the annual raids on Attica in 426 BC?
(a) The Peloponnesian army is prevented from ravaging Attica by a series of earthquakes.
(b) Athens is ready for Sparta at the Attica border.
(c) The Spartans decide to try something else.
(d) They are postponed because of a lingering winter.

2. What is the main concern after Athens fortified Pylos?
(a) Sparta fears the Helots might join with the Athenians.
(b) Leading generals fear Athenians might carry the plague.
(c) Sparta fears that their citizens might defect.
(d) The leading general fears an Athenian advance deep into the Peloponnesus.

3. Why is it necessary for triremes to come ashore often?
(a) The triremes need some of the weight reduced.
(b) The triremes have no bathroom facilities.
(c) The boats have to be repaired often.
(d) The crews need space to cook, sleep and relax.

4. What puts a strain between Athens and Sparta after the revolt?
(a) Sparta begins to resent Athens because they do not send aid.
(b) Athens sends troops to aid the Spartans but they refuse their help.
(c) After the revolt, Athens incorporates large portians of Spartan held territory.
(d) Athens supports the Helots against the leaders of Sparta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Paragraphs 89 through118 are referred to as the Pentecontaetia and deal with what aspect of the history?

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

3. What Athenian general becomes successful in 425 BC?

4. What did Sparta demand of her allies?

5. What happens between Sparta and Athens in 423 BC?

(see the answer key)

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