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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This loss also meant the loss of the driving force behind the _____ invasion.
(a) Athenian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Sicilian.
(d) Spartan.

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

3. What was another name for the Peloponnesian War?
(a) Intercity War.
(b) Spartan War.
(c) Greek War.
(d) War of Athens.

4. The author states that Alcibiades is a "Chronicler of ____."
(a) Strife.
(b) The Past.
(c) Victory.
(d) The Gods.

5. Which of the following adjectives is used to describe Alcibiades' personality?
(a) Cunning.
(b) Subtle.
(c) Open.
(d) Forceful.

6. Upon his return, the man went to live with which of the following?
(a) Sylvie.
(b) Jane.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Gertrude.

7. What is the name of the gathering of the Athenian officials?
(a) Assembly.
(b) Senate.
(c) Congress.
(d) Conflagration.

8. It is said that Pericles had a gift for _____.
(a) Healing.
(b) Strategy.
(c) Smithing.
(d) Public speaking.

9. What was the name of the architect who had built the third Long Wall for Pericles?
(a) Callimortes.
(b) Calligraphus.
(c) Callimachus.
(d) Callicrates.

10. Only the grandfather and two other men spoke out in defense of the Ten ______.
(a) Generals.
(b) Kings.
(c) Languages.
(d) Commandments.

11. What was the name of the "pretty park area?"
(a) Parthenon.
(b) Pantheon.
(c) Olympieum.
(d) Olympus.

12. Which of the following is not one of the charges brought against Alcibiades?
(a) Treason.
(b) Profanity.
(c) Impiety.
(d) Heresy.

13. The chronicle makes comparisons between Alcibiades and the great hero _______.
(a) Hercules.
(b) Mercury.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Athena.

14. How many weeks does this occur before the launch?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

15. Polemides is asked to kill _____.
(a) Pericles.
(b) The sick.
(c) His child.
(d) Alcibiades.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alcibiades learns that his agents have been ____.

2. Lion discusses the "Iliad," which recounts the tale of which of the following?

3. How much did the narrator's armor weigh?

4. The narrator lost his child to which disease?

5. What was the name of the man's sister?

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