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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. Who was responsible for framing Athens for the death of a Spartan soldier?
(a) Lysander.
(b) Alcibiades.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Polemides.

2. Which of the following is not one of the charges brought against Alcibiades?
(a) Impiety.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Profanity.
(d) Treason.

3. This loss also meant the loss of the driving force behind the _____ invasion.
(a) Athenian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Sicilian.
(d) Spartan.

4. Unable to make much headway, the fleet decides to _____.
(a) Retreat.
(b) Reconfigure.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Retire.

5. Alcibiades is marked for death due to his ____.
(a) Skill.
(b) Intellect.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man died ____ months before his birthday.

2. Alcibiades' counselors suggest that he go to which location?

3. Polemides discusses his new vocation as a _____.

4. Polemides returns to his former life as a _____.

5. How much did the narrator's armor weigh?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Polemides become a mercenary?

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

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

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

6. What happens to the fleet after Alcibiades leaves? Who takes over?

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

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

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

10. What is Telamon's prediction about the war? Why does Telamon make the prediction? Is it correct?

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