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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 relates the events of the _______.
(a) Greek tragedies.
(b) Olympic games.
(c) Spartan society.
(d) Trojan War.

2. The tables turn when the Athenians agree to Nicias' _____.
(a) Ransom.
(b) Requirements.
(c) Orders.
(d) Plans.

3. What part of the man's body was injured?
(a) Head.
(b) Spine.
(c) Heart.
(d) Leg.

4. Which one of Polemides' family members also engaged in this vocation?
(a) Son.
(b) Brother.
(c) Father.
(d) Sister.

5. Alcibiades learns that his agents have been ____.
(a) Taken hostage.
(b) Killed.
(c) Double crossed.
(d) Dispensed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Polemides' cousin?

2. Who was the great statesman and leader at the time?

3. The grandfather lived through the time when the famous ______ was built.

4. The grandfather refers to _____ as being the noblest of men.

5. What uprising occurs in the city before the ships launch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the basic outline of Polemides' early history?

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

3. How did Polemides become a mercenary?

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

5. Discuss the scene in which Nicias addresses the Athenian Assembly.

6. What does Polemides say when he tries to explain Alcibiades' appeal?

7. Who is Jason? How is he introduced? Why is Jason important to the story?

8. Examine Jason's account of the embarkation of the armada to Sicily. What happens to threaten the invasion?

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

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

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