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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Xenophon: The Ordinary Athenian Gentleman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Herodotus reported _____________________________.
(a) anything he heard
(b) only the facts he velieved
(c) the facts whether he believed them or not
(d) only what he found and substantiated

2. How did the Greeks feel about slavery?
(a) They opposed slavery
(b) It was evil
(c) There were no slaves
(d) It was an accepted way of life

3. Xenophon is famous for his book called __________________________________.
(a) The History of the Peloponnesian War
(b) Anbasis
(c) The Treatise on War
(d) A History of War

4. Compared to the Hebrew writing in the Bible, Greek writing is ______________.
(a) longer
(b) no comparison
(c) about the same
(d) shorter

5. Which of the following names is not considered to be one of the imponderables?
(a) Marathon
(b) Salamis
(c) Thermopylae
(d) Pliny

Short Answer Questions

1. The style of Greek writing is _____________________________________.

2. Opposition to slavery was open and evident in the time of ______________.

3. Greek writing can easily ________________________________________.

4. The war with the Persians ended with the battle at ___________________.

5. Which of the following terms does not describe Greek writing?

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