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

2. Where are Spartan ground forces marooned after the battle for Pylos?
(a) In Sicily
(b) On the island of Sphacteria
(c) On Lesbos
(d) In Crete

3. In 424 BC, how does Sparta change its military methods?
(a) They add extra soldiers to their infantry.
(b) They invent the catapult.
(c) They become more proficient sailors.
(d) They formalize defensive units of archers and cavalry.

4. What military involvement in 416 BC is hotly argued in Athens?
(a) Sending a fleet again to Sicily
(b) Sending hoplites to guard the borders of Attica
(c) Conscripting Helots to fight the Spartans
(d) Mounting an invasion of Italy

5. Stylistically speaking, what is the quality of Thucydides' text?
(a) It is complex and extraordinarily dense which often leads to difficulty with clear interpretation of issues.
(b) It is uneven and often misleading.
(c) Its simplicity of style makes it simple for even non-scholars to study.
(d) It is archaic and fails to deliver what Thucydides had hoped for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the feelings of many Athenians leading up to the problems in Sicily?

2. What happens during the winter of 423 BC on the part of Sparta?

3. From a more historical point of view, how does the peace of Nicias seem to scholars?

4. What is the major blow to Athens from the Mytilene revolt?

5. What natural phenomenon affects the war at the same time as a failed peace envoy to Sparta?

(see the answer key)

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