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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political action does Sparta take in 432 BC?
(a) Sparta pulls out of the conflict between Corinth and Athens.
(b) Sparta begins adding more allies to the Peloponnesian League.
(c) Sparta holds a referrendum to see what their citizens want to do.
(d) Sparta decides to declare war against Athens.

2. What are the dates of the Peloponnesian War ?
(a) 190 BC to 25 AD
(b) 525 to 480 BC
(c) 380 to 45 BC
(d) 431 to 404 BC

3. Who are the peltasts?
(a) Suicide attackers
(b) Barbarian mercenaries
(c) Stone age warriors
(d) Unarmored men throwing darted missiles

4. What occurs between Athens and Sparta during the winter of 422 BC?
(a) Athens and Sparta set up their defenses for the next year.
(b) Diplomatic negotiations continue throughout the winter.
(c) Athens and Sparta first sign a peace treaty and then develop an alliance of sorts.
(d) They redraw the map of Greece.

5. How did Thucydides see the period of 422 to 421 BC?
(a) Part of a continuous military struggle with a lull included.
(b) A time when no military operations are launched.
(c) A period of rearmament for both sides
(d) An era of more guerilla warfare

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Athenians punish the Mytilene nobles after regaining the territory?

2. How does Thucydides picture certain charismatic generals during the years of the Peloponnesian War?

3. At the time Athens is gaining control in Lesbos, what is happening in Plataea?

4. What military involvement in 416 BC is hotly argued in Athens?

5. How do scholars from other disciplines consider the value of Thucydides' work?

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