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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. What is the name of the place where Endius' horses were kept?
(a) Paddock.
(b) Loft.
(c) Stable.
(d) Barnstable.

2. Who sends an official message to Polemides regarding the invasion?
(a) Euryptolemus.
(b) Alcibiades.
(c) Lion.
(d) Socrates.

3. Polemides discusses his new vocation as a _____.
(a) Sailor.
(b) Farmer.
(c) General.
(d) Soldier.

4. What is the narrator's Laconian name?
(a) Polinicus.
(b) Polemidas.
(c) Polemarch.
(d) Polaepitus.

5. Antalcidas tells Lysander that he has taken ____ to new heights.
(a) Heroics.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Foolishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Polemides' family members also engaged in this vocation?

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

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

4. Lysander claims that his enemies possess ____.

5. Which of the following adjectives is used to describe Alcibiades' personality?

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