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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Alcibiades was revered for his skill in which sport?
(a) Chariot racing.
(b) Catapult.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Fencing.

3. The grandfather lived through the time when the famous ______ was built.
(a) Eiffel Tower.
(b) Lighthouse at Alexandria.
(c) Colesseum.
(d) Parthenon.

4. The grandfather attained the rank of sail _____ in the military.
(a) Captain.
(b) Admiral.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Lieutenant.

5. What is the name of the narrator's dog?
(a) Gabriel.
(b) Guardian.
(c) Sentinel.
(d) Moses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which charge worried Alcibiades the most?

2. Who was responsible for framing Athens for the death of a Spartan soldier?

3. What is the nature of the argument between Polemides and Eunice?

4. The grandfather served at all but which of the following?

5. When Polemides finds his cousin, he discovers a group of people involves in which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Polemides get into trouble because of his moral code?

2. Discuss the state of Athens at this point in the story. Who tells the story?

3. How did the Plague affect Polemides on a personal level?

4. What does Gylippus do while the Athenians wait to sail? Where does Alcibiades fit into the story?

5. What was the first step in Polemides becoming an assassin?

6. What happens to the Athenians after they are defeated on Epipolae?

7. Discuss Polemides' return to farming. What were the opinions of Polemides and Eunice?

8. How is Alcibiades double crossed? What does he do to fight back?

9. Who is the main character in the story? What happens to him?

10. Discuss the interchange between Jason and Bruise.

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