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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VIII - Thrice Nine Years (Chapters XXXVIII-XLII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tooth of which animal was used to secure a cloak?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Lion.
(c) Dog.
(d) Horse.

2. The narrator talks about a large festival held in the honor of which mythical figure?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

3. Which one of Polemides' family members also engaged in this vocation?
(a) Sister.
(b) Father.
(c) Son.
(d) Brother.

4. Which term is used to describe the Spartans' navigator?
(a) Portisman.
(b) Navarch.
(c) Crowsnester.
(d) Seawatcher.

5. Rumors began to circulate about the invasion of:
(a) Crete.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. During this uprising, the statue of ____ is desecrated.

2. What is it called when a crew turns against the ship's officer(s)?

3. What is the nature of the argument between Polemides and Eunice?

4. What fruit was Eunice eating during this conversation?

5. The sailors of Athens were drawing ___ obols?

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