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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens during the winter of 423 BC on the part of Sparta?
(a) Brasidas mounts an unsuccessful attempt to recapture Potidaea.
(b) Many of the spartan soldiers freeze to death in the mountains.
(c) The Helots mount a successful counterattack on Sparta.
(d) Brasidas gets ill and dies.

2. What does Cleon do at Sphacteria?
(a) He brings in Barbarian mercenaries to finish the job.
(b) He recalls the army because it was hopeless.
(c) He sends Demosthenes to finish the job.
(d) He takes command and drives the attack to successful conclusion.

3. When Alcibiades is eventually recalled for blasphemy, what does he do?
(a) He hires Socrates to defend him.
(b) He goes to Alexandria.
(c) He flees to Sparta.
(d) He tears up the summons.

4. What are the feelings of many Athenians leading up to the problems in Sicily?
(a) Many feel that Cleon needs to be in Sicily.
(b) Many feel that Nicias iss unneseccarily inactive.
(c) Most feel that Athens has become invulnerable.
(d) Many Athenians feel that Sicily is a simple matter.

5. How does Gylippus counteract the Athenian siege?
(a) By using Nicias' hit and run tactics.
(b) By setting fire to the countryside.
(c) By launching a counter-siege.
(d) By retreating swiftly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to the once invincible hoplite phalanx?

2. What advantage does Athens have while Sparta occupies Attica?

3. What s Sparta's excuse to resume major hostilities against Athens?

4. What happens in Attica during the time of the battle at Amphipolis?

5. Why does the Athenian attack on Messana fail?

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