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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Corinth enter the war?
(a) As part of their alliance with Thebes
(b) As opportunists hoping to divide and conquer
(c) Under seige from the spartans
(d) Independently and not yet allied with Sparta

2. What is a major upset to Athens during 447 through 446 BC?
(a) Boeotia successfully revolts against Athens and regains her independence.
(b) Persia finally defeats the Athenian army.
(c) Political leadership in Athens splits into several factions.
(d) Athenian military goes on strike for higher wages.

3. What is Athens doing toward the end of the 526 BC campaign?
(a) Athens is sending out envoys to even more surrounding states.
(b) Athens is adding to its already sizable fleet.
(c) Much of the latter campaign season is consumed by Athenian attacks upon Aetolia.
(d) Athens is reenforcing its position in Attica.

4. At the time of the Athenian fortification of Pylos, what is happening in Corcyra?
(a) Persia is negotiating with Corcyra.
(b) There is an earthquake in Corcyra.
(c) Corcyra is rebuilding its defenses.
(d) Famine is causing widespread starvation.

5. How do the Spartans react about their marooned troops?
(a) Spartans at home, eager to save their men, send peace envoys from Pylos to the Athenians.
(b) Spartans charge Pylos on the blind side.
(c) Spartans accept that their troops are lost.
(d) Spartans recall troops from Corcyra to march against Pylos.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens between Sparta and Athens in 423 BC?

3. Why is the Theban attack able to precipitate the war?

4. In the case of a conquered land, what is the general practice of that time regarding private property?

5. Why is Book One considered difficult to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Brasidas during the unsuccessful assault on Pylos?

2. How did Peloponnesian attacks on Attica in the summer of 428 BC affect Athens?

3. How did Athens respond to the attack on Attica?

4. What did Thucydides identify as the starting point of the war?

5. In 426 BC, what prevented the annual invasion of Attica by the Peloponnesian forces?

6. How did Athens rise to its highest political power?

7. What was unusual about Spartan use of new methods of war?

8. Describe the conditions before the lead up to the Peloponnesian War.

9. What was Thucydides' reaction to the aftermath of the Corcyran revolt?

10. What was the significance of the Mytilenean revolt against Athens?

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