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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Book 5 of the History of the Peloponnesian War such a short book?
(a) There are fewer conflicts spread out over a number of years.
(b) Thucydides has to leave Athens in a hurry.
(c) There is only one battle during that time.
(d) Much of the history during that time is lost.

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

3. What is the net result of Gylippus' demand for more and better triremes?
(a) It bankrupts the country.
(b) More of the fighting takes place on the sea.
(c) A disastrous defeat of the Athenian fleet
(d) The ships do not perform as expected.

4. Who arrives in Sicily and changes the course of the conflict with Athens?
(a) Myron
(b) Agamemnon
(c) Gylippus
(d) Brasias

5. What charismatic individual rises to prominence in 420 BC?
(a) Socrates
(b) Pericles
(c) Nicias
(d) Alcibiades

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Athenian attack on Megara?

2. Where is Thucydides writing his History of the Peloponnesian War?

3. Why is Book One considered difficult to read?

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

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

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