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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, A History of My Times : Chapter 4, Book 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a satrap?
(a) A Persian philosopher.
(b) A Persian worker.
(c) A Persian military leader.
(d) A Persian provincial ruler.

2. How many men was Xenophon in charge of during his service in the military?
(a) Five thousand.
(b) Twenty thousand.
(c) Fifteen thousand.
(d) Ten thousand.

3. Which war is ending at the beginning of the fourth section?
(a) The Trojan War.
(b) The Peloponnesian War.
(c) The Persian War.
(d) The Athenian civil war.

4. Which publishing company is used to present the summary for "A History of My Times"?
(a) John Hopkins University.
(b) Routledge.
(c) Oxford World Classics.
(d) Penguin Classics.

5. How does Betty Radice suggest to readers that Xenophon's work should be read?
(a) As neither a memoir nor straight history.
(b) As straight history instead of a memoir.
(c) As both a memoir and straight history.
(d) As a memoir instead of straight history.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Xenophon begin his story?

2. Whom did Thibron enlist to help him with the actions that eventually caused his exile?

3. Who was responsible for the death of Mania?

4. How did the politician first approach the reeds dilemma in the story?

5. What did being born into Knight class mean for Xenophon?

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