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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What serious setback happens to Athens in 413 BC?
(a) The plague returns, wiping out two thirds of the Athenian military.
(b) All of Athens' allies desert to Sparta.
(c) There is an earthquake that destroys the walls around Athens.
(d) The Athenian fleet is decisively destroyed in Sicily during the winter of 413 BC.

3. Who is the first Athenian to suggest fortifying Pylos?
(a) Nicias
(b) Cleon
(c) Demosthenes
(d) Brasidas

4. What notable Spartan is wounded at Pylos?
(a) Prothagoras
(b) Brasidas
(c) Sparticus
(d) Nicias

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the annual raids on Attica in 426 BC?

2. What are the four major geographic areas listed in Book One?

3. Who are the Helots?

4. What is Athens doing toward the end of the 526 BC campaign?

5. What is the relationship of Melos to Athens during the period of the peace of Nicias?

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