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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 happens in Attica during the time of the battle at Amphipolis?
2. How do scholars from other disciplines consider the value of Thucydides' work?
3. What removes Syracuse, Sicily, and Italy from the text of Thucydides' history?
4. How does the text of Thucydides' history end?
5. What military plan is put into effect in response to Nicias' request?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the mindset of Athens after the defeats at Syracuse?
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. What shenanigan was attributed to Alcibiades prior to his setting sail for Sicily?
5. What design changes in the new Peloponnesian triremes made them more effective against the Athenian navy?
6. What explanation is given to the stylistic density and complexity of History of the Peloponnesian War?
7. What is today generally referred to as the peace of Nicias?
8. How did Alcibiades respond to his recall to face charges of blasphemy?
9. Who was the charismatic Athenian who promulgated an anti-Spartan alliance in the Peloponnesus? What weakness did he seem to have?
10. How did the arrival of Gylippus made a difference in the Athenian attack on Syracuse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
For most of the Peloponnesian War, Athens was under a land siege. Although it had little influence on the economy of Athens, imagine how it might have affected civilian life and write a paper on your idea of the limitations such a siege would put on a population.
Essay Topic 2
Describe in detail the Greek phalanx which at one time was considered impregnable. Include the military innovations of the day which finally put an end to that form of warfare. Then discuss how military technology has changed warfare repeatedly down through the ages since the Peloponnesian war.
Essay Topic 3
Write a detailed description of the trireme. Look up pictures of these interesting ships in the library or the internet. In the description, include information about how they were used in battle and under what conditions they used sails to propel the vessel.
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