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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. Alcibiades is said to have had great _____.
(a) Charisma.
(b) Oratorical skills.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Lying skills.

2. Alcibiades tried to combat the charge by arranging a campaign consisting of ____.
(a) Petitions.
(b) Protestors.
(c) Letters.
(d) Intervention.

3. Who assassinated Alcibiades?
(a) Polemides.
(b) Jason.
(c) Plato.
(d) Nicolaus.

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

5. What was another name for the Peloponnesian War?
(a) War of Athens.
(b) Intercity War.
(c) Spartan War.
(d) Greek War.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chronicle makes comparisons between Alcibiades and the great hero _______.

2. What is the name of Jason's grandfather?

3. It is said that Pericles had a gift for _____.

4. Polemides no longer cares about the morals involved with the war; he only cares about which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Discuss the arrival of and devastation caused by the Plague.

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

10. Jason and Polemides were not accounted prior to Polemides' trial. How did the men meet?

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