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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. Jason encounters an old comrade named ____.
(a) Aegis.
(b) Bruise.
(c) Black.
(d) Swift.

2. Chapter XXI details the disaster on which area?
(a) Narnia.
(b) Acarnania.
(c) Epipolae.
(d) Sphacteria.

3. What is the name of Jason's grandfather?
(a) Abydos.
(b) Alcibiade.
(c) Axiochus.
(d) Alexicles.

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

5. Who sends an official message to Polemides regarding the invasion?
(a) Lion.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Euryptolemus.
(d) Alcibiades.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that Alcibiades is a "Chronicler of ____."

2. Alcibiades learns that his agents have been ____.

3. What is the name of the marsh that is adjacent to the harbor?

4. The tables turn when the Athenians agree to Nicias' _____.

5. Which one of Polemides' family members also engaged in this vocation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the rumors that reach Polemides regarding the invasion of Sicily.

2. Who was Eunice? How was she attached to Polemides?

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

4. Discuss the interchange between Jason and Bruise.

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

6. How did Polemides come to work side by side with Alcibiades?

7. Who was Telamon? What was his relationship to Polemides?

8. What happened to Lion and Polemides at this time?

9. Describe Polemides' claim to fame and the reason he was imprisoned.

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

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