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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Alcibiades actions caused him to become a(n) _____.
(a) Prisoner.
(b) Victim.
(c) Recluse.
(d) Fugitive.

3. The sailors of Athens were drawing ___ obols?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. What is a kleros?
(a) Shield.
(b) Horse.
(c) Estate.
(d) Tent.

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

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

7. What is the name of Alcibiades' enemy in Athens?
(a) Atlas.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Anytus.
(d) Achilles.

8. Which of the following was not on the list to protect Alcibiades aboard the ship?
(a) Xenocles.
(b) Macon.
(c) Timarchus.
(d) Lion.

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

10. Which of the following abounded in Thrace, despite harsh weather?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Flies.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Mosquitoes.

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

12. Telamon arrived at Road's Turn bearing wine and which grain?
(a) Oats.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Barley.
(d) Spelt.

13. Which of the following is not mentioned in the letter regarding the need for ships?
(a) Adaptability.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Daring.

14. Polemides could not return home lest he face a charge of _____.
(a) Treason.
(b) Insubordination.
(c) Theft.
(d) Murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Telamon believed that these things were offenses against ____.

4. What fruit was Eunice eating during this conversation?

5. Alcibiades writes: "Man's predicament is that he dwells at the intersection of necessity and ____."

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