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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Myron and Lado?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Sons.
(c) Horses.
(d) Soldiers.

2. Lysander claims that his enemies possess ____.
(a) Boldness.
(b) Wit.
(c) Home advantage.
(d) Experience.

3. What does Lysander refer to as a "solitary god?"
(a) Honor.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Victory.
(d) Necessity.

4. The executioner also held which prominent position?
(a) Physcian.
(b) Scribe.
(c) General.
(d) Solicitor.

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

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

7. How many years did the war last?
(a) 30.
(b) 14.
(c) 27.
(d) 41.

8. What type of poison did Socrates drink?
(a) Nightshade.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) Belladonna.
(d) Oleander.

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

10. Thrasylubus was known by which of the following nicknames?
(a) Oak.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Brick.
(d) Arrow.

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

12. Which group does not fear God; it seeks to be God?
(a) Peloponnesians.
(b) Dorians.
(c) Spartans.
(d) Athenians.

13. Which of the following was not on the list of things Telamon most abhorred?
(a) Love of country.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Charity.

14. The Museum stood under a statue of which of the following?
(a) Strength.
(b) Victory.
(c) Truth.
(d) Zeus.

15. It is up to the commander to teach his men about arete. What is arete?
(a) Excellence.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Logic.
(d) Retreat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word is used to refer to a small piece of gold?

2. What fruit was Eunice eating during this conversation?

3. Which of the following was absent during the celebration of Victoria's manhood?

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

5. What type of mines were present around Maroneia?

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