History of the Peloponnesian War Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is Alcibiades not brought to trial immediately after the vandalism for which he is blamed? (from Book 6)

The fleet leaves and he goes with it.

Many people do not believe he has anything to do with it.

The statute of limitations runs out.

The government is slow to collect evidence.

2.

How does Thucydides write about important speeches and rhetoric during his time? (from Book 6)

He interviews important principal characters in the political area of his day.

As a scribe, he is actually present for most of the important speeches and negotiations.

He has a good imagination for what is being thought and said.

He asserts a knowledge about the thoughts of individuals at key moments within the history.

3.

What action is Athens taking in Sicily and Italy? (from Book 3)

Athenian troops capture a few small cities in Sicily and Locris in Italy.

Athens is building new triremes to attack from the West.

Athens is establishing diplomatic relations in Sicily and italy.

Athens is raising additional armies.

4.

At first, what action by Athens signifies a lack of understanding of the defeat at Syracuse? (from Book 8)

They raise taxes and duties for military spending.

They launch an attack on Sparta.

They believe their allies will not desert them.

They vote to build more ships and press forward with the war.

5.

What natural phenomenon takes place in Italy in 426 BC? (from Book 3)

Heavy rains and floods come that year.

A tsunami hits southern Italy.

A meteor creates a vast crater in Italy.

Mt. Aetna eruptes.

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