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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What occurs between Athens and Sparta during the winter of 422 BC?
2. How do scholars from other disciplines consider the value of Thucydides' work?
3. What is Alcibiades able to do in the Peloponnesus?
4. How are the triremes used in naval combat?
5. How many battles are fought between Athens and Syracuse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What unusual twist of fortune occurred for Alcibiades in 411 BC?
2. What happened in Athens after the revolt of Euboea?
3. During the so-called peace of Nicias, what marked the military conflict between Athens and Sparta?
4. To what did Thucydides attribute the final rout of the Athenian navy in the harbor at Syracuse?
5. What explanation is given to the stylistic density and complexity of History of the Peloponnesian War?
6. After Gylippus' arrival in Syracuse, what immediate conflict began between Syracuse and the Athenians?
7. What feature of Thucydides' writing would not be acceptable in historical writing today?
8. What happened to the dialogue between Melos and Athens?
9. How did the arrival of Gylippus made a difference in the Athenian attack on Syracuse?
10. What commonly held belief did Thucydides reject but observed its impact on the war?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a paper about the social structure of Sparta. Discuss the Helots in terms of both their benefit to the country and their threat. Discuss the Perioeci and why they had special privileges that even Spartans did not enjoy. Discuss Sparta as a good example of a totalitarian form of government.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the contribution of Lesbos to the Athenian war cause. Include information from the chapter on Mytilene. In the paper, discuss how the goals and aspirations of the upper classes do not always coincide with the will of the rank and file population.
Essay Topic 3
Successful generals often rise to great political power. Write an essay about the events leading to the political power of Demosthenes, Cleon, and Alcibiades. In your essay, contrast the way each of these managed to gain their position.
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