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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI - Victory at Sea (Chapters XXIX-XXXII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is discounted as a good general?
(a) Nicias.
(b) Alcibiades.
(c) Polemides.
(d) Pericles.

2. This woman was referred to as a ____ wife.
(a) Barracks.
(b) Transitory.
(c) Convenient.
(d) Camp.

3. Which charge worried Alcibiades the most?
(a) Impiety,
(b) Treason.
(c) Profanity.
(d) Heresy.

4. What is the name of Polemides' cousin?
(a) Simpson.
(b) Simon.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Salvatore.

5. Who wants to have Alcibiades killed?
(a) Jason.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Polemides.
(d) Lysander.

Short Answer Questions

1. The old comrade offers to help which of the following men to escape?

2. Polemides no longer cares about the morals involved with the war; he only cares about which of the following?

3. At this point, ____ was at the height of her power.

4. Alcibiades was revered for his skill in which sport?

5. What is a "hetairai"?

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