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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 did Thucydides see the period of 422 to 421 BC?
(a) Part of a continuous military struggle with a lull included.
(b) A period of rearmament for both sides
(c) A time when no military operations are launched.
(d) An era of more guerilla warfare

2. How do scholars from other disciplines consider the value of Thucydides' work?
(a) Its' politics are not consistent with other writers' interpretations.
(b) Social analysts cannot get a picture of the development of democratic institutions.
(c) It provides enough corollary materials that is has been the subject of scrutiny across a diverse field of studies.
(d) The strange chronology makes it useless for other fields of study.

3. What is the relationship of Melos to Athens during the period of the peace of Nicias?
(a) Melos accedes to all Athanian demands and comes under the Athenian umbrella.
(b) Melos seeks to evade entanglement in the Delian League.
(c) Melos sends envoys to both Athens and Sparta.
(d) Melos then engages Athens in political rhetoric and refuses to yield to Athenian demands.

4. What is the political position of Argos from 418 through 416 BC?
(a) Vascilation between Athens and Sparta
(b) Consistently pro Spart
(c) Maintained neutrality
(d) Consistently pro-Athens

5. How are the triremes used in naval combat?
(a) The move in quickly and are able to board the enemy ship.
(b) They are outfitted with dart throwing devices.
(c) They come alongside another trireme and break its oars.
(d) They aim for the enemy ship and ram it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What charismatic individual rises to prominence in 420 BC?

2. What military plan is put into effect in response to Nicias' request?

3. What area remains as the seat of power after the defeat at Syracuse?

4. What does Sparta do in 414 BC?

5. How does Gylippus counteract the Athenian siege?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 422 BC, what caused the popularity of the Athenian general, Cleon, to rise?

2. What was Thucydides' intention for his history of the war in terms of future reference?

3. In 411 BC, what happened to Athenian democracy?

4. What was so alarming about the revolt of Chios?

5. How did the arrival of Gylippus made a difference in the Athenian attack on Syracuse?

6. What is today generally referred to as the peace of Nicias?

7. How did Syracuse put the Athenian forces on the defensive?

8. What unusual twist of fortune occurred for Alcibiades in 411 BC?

9. What design changes in the new Peloponnesian triremes made them more effective against the Athenian navy?

10. How did Alcibiades respond to his recall to face charges of blasphemy?

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