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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IX - Tides of War (Chapters L-LIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The old comrade offers to help which of the following men to escape?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Polemides.
(d) Alcibiades.

3. Alcibiades was afflicted with which problem?
(a) Heart murmur.
(b) Dyslexia.
(c) Irritable bowel syndrome.
(d) Limp.

4. In which school subject was Alcibiades "abominable"?
(a) Art.
(b) Spelling.
(c) Science.
(d) Math.

5. What is the term used to describe the fleet of ships?
(a) Envoy.
(b) Flotilla.
(c) Armada.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polemides was present when the people took charge of which location?

2. Which of the following abounded in Thrace, despite harsh weather?

3. Where was Socrates buried?

4. Polemides could not return home lest he face a charge of _____.

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

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