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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many were in the group?
2. This section details the siege of which great city?
3. When in the pavilions of the Persians, the narrator was affected by which strong emotion?
4. A commotion from the ___ Court disrupted Polemides?
5. Which word is used to describe the glass in Chapter 36?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the situation between Alcibiades, Polemides, and Lysander. What does Lysander say about Alcibiades future?
2. What happens when Alcibiades returns to Athens?
3. Discuss Alcibiades' return to power in Athens.
4. Lysander instructs Polemides and Telamon to be present at his speech the following day. Where is the speech held? What are the contents of Lysander's message?
5. Discuss how Alcibiades' enemies try to get to him through his friends.
6. Discuss the scene in which Polemides attends the speech made by Alcibiades. What is the content of the speech?
7. Where is Alcibiades at this time? What are his plans? What is the reaction of Polemides?
8. What is Endius' opinion of Alcibiades' leadership in comparison to the leadership of Lysander?
9. Polemides shows a completely different side when it comes to his family. Examine Polemides' familial ties.
10. Discuss the offers of escape for Socrates and Polemides.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Polemides manages to be reassigned to the north where he meets up with Alcibiades once again. Describe in detail the scene found by Polemides. Discuss what Polemides sees when he finds Alcibiades. What has happened to Alcibiades? Why is he in such dire straits? What has caused Alcibiades injury? What are Alcibiades' plans? How does Alcibiades die?
Essay Topic 2
The author makes a comparison between Socrates and Polemides. Both men are in jail and sentenced to be executed. Socrates is repeatedly offered the opportunity to escape by followers and friends. Socrates always refuses. Why? Why is Socrates determined to allow himself to be executed? What is the opinion of Jason and the other students, followers, family and friends of Socrates? Compare Socrates' situation to Polemides' problem. What happens when Polemides is offered the opportunity to escape? What is the difference in the cases? What happens to each man? Were the arrests, trials, and sentences fair? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Alcibiades' vices. In Alcibiades' youth, his vices got him into a great deal of trouble and hindered his military career. As Alcibiades matured, his addiction to certain vices seemed to wane. As Alcibiades resided in exile, the love of vice seemed to return. This put Alcibiades in the worst possible situation with certain enemies. Discuss in detail Alcibiades' vices and how they landed him in hot water. How did Alcibiades deal with the repercussions? Explain.
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