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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What catastrophic event leads to the revolt of the Helots?
(a) A tidal wave in Sparta
(b) An earthquake in Sparta
(c) A famine in Sparta
(d) A wildfire in Sparta

2. What indicates Athens' former military superiority as late as 412 BC?
(a) Persia still considers Athens as a threat.
(b) Small nations still look to Sthens for protection.
(c) Athens still has a significant military force .
(d) Sparta is still unable to get beyond Attica.

3. What makes it plausible that Thucydides begins his history from first-hand knowledge?
(a) He is a wealthy Athenian and general in the early days of the war.
(b) His father is Athenian and his mother is from Sparta.
(c) He is a financier who has connections in high places.
(d) He is associated with the highest levels of diplomacy in the early days.

4. Paragraphs 89 through118 are referred to as the Pentecontaetia and deal with what aspect of the history?
(a) In this segment, Thucydides ennumerates the five main generals who led the wars.
(b) In this segment, Thucydides examines a period of roughly fifty years leading up to the formal outbreak of hostilities.
(c) This segment deals with the five geographical areas of the major powers involved.
(d) The segment is used to give the five majoy reasons that tensions were running high.

5. What happens to the Corcyran fleet?
(a) It is lost in a freak storm.
(b) It is defeated by the Peloponesian fleet.
(c) It is sent to Mylitene.
(d) It is victorious over the Peloponesian fleet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Athens attempts to invade Boeotia?

3. Who is instrumental in getting Sparta to join Syracuse against Athens?

4. What puts a strain between Athens and Sparta after the revolt?

5. What is commonly called the peace of Nicias by modern scholars?

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