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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the winter of 427 BC, what returns to Athens?
(a) The plague
(b) The Athenian soldiers from Corcyra
(c) The Athenian fleet
(d) The money owned to the Delian League

2. Why is Sparta somewhat weakened at the start of the war?
(a) Sparta no longer has the services of vast numbers of Helots.
(b) Sparta sufferes from a major famine.
(c) Sparta is also involved in a war with Persia.
(d) Sparta is in the process of recruiting new troops.

3. 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

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

5. When the annual siege of Attica begins in 427 BC, what naval move does Sparta make?
(a) Sparta orderes new ships for Egypt.
(b) Sparta dispatches a fleet to Lesbos.
(c) Sparta sets up a defense against Athenian hit-and-run raids.
(d) Sparta abandons any naval involvement at all.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How successful is Sparta's land and sea attack on Pylos?

3. Who is the first Athenian to suggest fortifying Pylos?

4. What did Sparta demand of her allies?

5. What happens to the Corcyran fleet?

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