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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was most feared by Alcibiades?
(a) Torture.
(b) Treachery.
(c) Poison.
(d) Snakes.

2. Which word is used to refer to a small piece of gold?
(a) Iota.
(b) Lump.
(c) Ingot.
(d) Parcel.

3. What color was worn by Polemides at that time?
(a) Scarlet.
(b) Sienna.
(c) Mauve.
(d) Chatreuse.

4. Of the kinsman were crowned with which of the following plants?
(a) Roses.
(b) Queen Anne's Lace.
(c) Woodruff.
(d) Myrtle.

5. How many vessels sailed to Alcyone?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

6. Which of the following was absent during the celebration of Victoria's manhood?
(a) Leon.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Thrasyullus.
(d) Conon.

7. Which beverage was brought to Polemides in his cell?
(a) Water.
(b) Mead.
(c) Hemlock.
(d) Wine.

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

9. Alcibiades writes: "Man's predicament is that he dwells at the intersection of necessity and ____."
(a) Foolishness.
(b) Impulse.
(c) Need.
(d) Free will.

10. Boldness is impatient. ____ is long-suffering.
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Courage.
(d) Virtue.

11. Who narrates in the beginning of this book?
(a) Polemides.
(b) Alcibiades.
(c) Jason.
(d) Grandson.

12. What is a "hetairai"?
(a) Stable boy.
(b) Courtesan.
(c) Second-in-command.
(d) Parlor maid.

13. What is/are meliades?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Constellation.
(c) Wine.
(d) Daggers.

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

15. What type of mines were present around Maroneia?
(a) Gold.
(b) Coal.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter XLIV, Polemides is referred to as being which of the following?

2. Which of the following was not on the list of things Telamon most abhorred?

3. Myrtilus was a part of the extreme wing of which political group?

4. How old was the man that referred to Alcibiades as a treasonous villain?

5. This section details the siege of which great city?

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