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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. At this point, ____ was at the height of her power.
(a) Athens.
(b) Sparta.
(c) Poseidon.
(d) Athena.

2. Jason collects _______ belonging to Polemides to show to officials.
(a) Keepsakes.
(b) Journals.
(c) Books.
(d) Photographs.

3. What term is used to mean "war leader"?
(a) Polemarch.
(b) Perimite.
(c) Patriarch.
(d) Parapet.

4. Which of the following is discounted as a good general?
(a) Nicias.
(b) Pericles.
(c) Polemides.
(d) Alcibiades.

5. Polemides discusses his new vocation as a _____.
(a) General.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Sailor.
(d) Soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was another name for the Peloponnesian War?

2. What was the name of the "pretty park area?"

3. Polemides gets into trouble when his ______ overcome his superiors' orders.

4. Alcibiades has which obvious physical defect?

5. The old comrade offers to help which of the following men to escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss the reason Alcibiades was called to court. What is the response of the public?

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. Who objects to the Sicilian campaign? What authority does this person have? What actions are taken?

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

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

9. Discuss the battle between Athens and Sparta. What is the relationship between Alcibiades and Lysander?

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

(see the answer keys)

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