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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where is the initial confrontation between Sparta and the Athenians?
(a) Sparta utilizes Persian ships to attack from the Aegean Sea.
(b) The Athenians send an advance force into the Peloponnesian isthmus.
(c) Spartan commandos infiltrate Athenian camps.
(d) A huge Peloponnesian army is assembled at the isthmus leading to Attica which is then invaded
2. Why is Alcibiades not brought to trial immediately after the vandalism for which he is blamed?
(a) Many people do not believe he has anything to do with it.
(b) The government is slow to collect evidence.
(c) The statute of limitations runs out.
(d) The fleet leaves and he goes with it.
3. What happens to the Corcyran fleet?
(a) It is sent to Mylitene.
(b) It is lost in a freak storm.
(c) It is victorious over the Peloponesian fleet.
(d) It is defeated by the Peloponesian fleet.
4. What happens to the annual raids on Attica in 426 BC?
(a) Athens is ready for Sparta at the Attica border.
(b) They are postponed because of a lingering winter.
(c) The Spartans decide to try something else.
(d) The Peloponnesian army is prevented from ravaging Attica by a series of earthquakes.
5. What is the historic view of the years from 421 to 413 BC?
(a) The years through 413 BC are marked by a generally less intense conflict where Athens and Sparta fight against each other in distant theaters
(b) It is regarded as the real end of the Peloponnesian War.
(c) Most of the attacks against either side are done by allies of the two armies.
(d) The bloodiest era of the Peloponnesian War occurs during this time.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are the most far reaching of the participants in the Peloponnesian War?
2. What advantage does Athens have while Sparta occupies Attica?
3. Where is the fourth major area where much of the early activity takes place?
4. Who are the Athenian hoplites?
5. What practice does Thucydides not value other than recognizing its effect on politics and the military?
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