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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is referred to as the Cat's Eye?
(a) Jason.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Damon.
(d) Lysander.

2. How old was the man that referred to Alcibiades as a treasonous villain?
(a) 80.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

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

4. Telamon lectured on which of the following?
(a) Vices.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Future plans.
(d) Surrender.

5. What was allegedly placed under the Stone Mounds?
(a) Map.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Money.

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

7. What is the narrator's Laconian name?
(a) Polemarch.
(b) Polinicus.
(c) Polemidas.
(d) Polaepitus.

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

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

10. The tooth of which animal was used to secure a cloak?
(a) Lion.
(b) Horse.
(c) Dog.
(d) Wolf.

11. How many were in the group?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

12. In Chapter XLIV, Polemides is referred to as being which of the following?
(a) Great warrior.
(b) Common thief.
(c) Cur.
(d) Champion.

13. Thrasylubus refers to Alcibiades as a _____.
(a) Cunning soldier.
(b) Doublecrosser.
(c) Honorable man.
(d) Politician.

14. It is said that seamen are not equipped for which type of warfare?
(a) Land.
(b) Hand to hand.
(c) Interstate.
(d) Emergency.

15. What is the name of the girl Polemides married?
(a) Helena.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Eunice.
(d) Aurore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term is used to describe the Spartans' navigator?

2. What is it called when a crew turns against the ship's officer(s)?

3. What is a kleros?

4. What type of poison did Eunice use to kill the baby?

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

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