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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. Alcibiades has which obvious physical defect?
(a) Limp.
(b) Lisp.
(c) Hump-backed.
(d) Blind.

2. What fruit was Eunice eating during this conversation?
(a) Pear.
(b) Pomegranite.
(c) Apple.
(d) Fig.

3. The narrator and his wife attended which cultural event?
(a) Play.
(b) Art exhibit.
(c) Concert.
(d) Puppet show.

4. During this uprising, the statue of ____ is desecrated.
(a) Athena.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Hermes.
(d) Zeus.

5. The sailors of Athens were drawing ___ obols?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator talks about a large festival held in the honor of which mythical figure?

2. Which word is used to refer to a small piece of gold?

3. The tables turn when the Athenians agree to Nicias' _____.

4. What is the name of the gathering of the Athenian officials?

5. Rumors began to circulate about the invasion of:

(see the answer key)

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