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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Athens intervenes in Corcyra, what does Thucydides observe?
(a) Corcyrans flee to the safety of Athens.
(b) There is nothing left of Corcyra.
(c) It is a time of peace in Corcyra.
(d) Violence of all kinds sweeps through Corcyra and mass murder is enacted for political and personal reasons.

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

3. At the time Athens is gaining control in Lesbos, what is happening in Plataea?
(a) Plataea holds off the Spartans until Athenian forces arrive.
(b) Plataea is defeated by an Athenian attack.
(c) Plataea declares itself neutral.
(d) Plataea finally capitulates and the Spartans execute all of the surviving forces.

4. After the war begins, what diplomatic success does Athens have?
(a) Athens concludes alliances with Odrysian, Thrace, and Macedonia .
(b) Gaining a neutrality pact from Persia.
(c) Athens successfully launches an anti-Spartan publicity attack.
(d) Making a peace deal with Corinth.

5. What happens when Athens attempts to invade Boeotia?
(a) The oracle at Delphi forbids the invasion.
(b) The Athenians run out of supplies and have to retreat.
(c) The Boeotians escape to the mountains.
(d) They suffers a disastrous defeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Book One considered difficult to read?

2. What puts a strain between Athens and Sparta after the revolt?

3. Between Corinth and Corcyra, which side does Athens eventually decide to support?

4. During the winter of 427 BC, what returns to Athens?

5. Who are the peltasts?

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