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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. The Persian plan to defeat the Ten Thousand was to _________________________________.
(a) split the force in half
(b) kill all the officers and leaders
(c) there was no plan
(d) make slaves of the leaders

2. Sophocles felt that honor of men was expressed by their ______________.
(a) speech
(b) way of life
(c) deeds
(d) words

3. Xenophon felt that it was significant ________________________________.
(a) that men should participate in the games
(b) that there should be leisure time
(c) that men should work
(d) to see what honorable men did for amusement

4. In both literary periods of tragedy, what was not true?
(a) they were times of darkness and defeat
(b) thrilling things were happening
(c) they were periods of great military victories
(d) times were prosperous

5. Xenophon suggested that _____________________________________.
(a) Athens merge with Sparta
(b) Athens and Sparta fight to the bitter end
(c) Athens and Sparta hold peace talks at Delphi
(d) there was no way to end the war

Short Answer Questions

1. As a result of the Peloponnesian War, _______________________________________.

2. Athens, which was a society based on freedom and liberty, was, by the time of Thucydides, known as the ________________.

3. Xenophon because wealthy by __________________________.

4. Thucydides felt that the lesson of the Peloponnesian War was that _____________________________________.

5. Aeschylus believed in the _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. The Retreat of the Ten Thousand was Xenophon's claim to fame. What was it?

2. What is a characteristic of the characters of Aeschylus?

3. What are the similarities between Macbeth and the tragedies of Aeschylus?

4. How did the religion of the ancient Greeks develop?

5. To many Greeks, prosperity and wealth are the cause of misery. What was the cause of misery to Aeschylus?

6. What was the outcome of Peloponnesian War?

7. Why was Xenophon exiled by Athens?

8. Why did the Peloponnesian War take place?

9. What were Thucydides' views on power and wealth?

10. IN what way does Xenophon provide a different view of Athens than Thucydides did?

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