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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 2, Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fewest amount of ships involved in the water and shoreline battles of Chapter 1?
(a) Twenty to twenty five.
(b) Ten to twenty.
(c) Twenty five to thirty five.
(d) Five to ten.

2. How is the bottom of the ranks characterized in the book?
(a) Heavy infantry.
(b) Light cavalry.
(c) Heavy cavalry.
(d) Light infantry.

3. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?
(a) A decline in their situation.
(b) A letter from Xenophon.
(c) An improvement of their situation.
(d) A letter from Alcibiades.

4. In what division of the military did Xenophon serve?
(a) The infantry.
(b) The infantry and the cavalry.
(c) Neither the infantry nor the cavalry.
(d) The cavalry.

5. What are the main events of the first chapter focused on?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) Military procedures.
(c) Military language.
(d) Military battles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city did Xenophon represent in the military?

2. What was the purpose of the trophies that were made?

3. What effect did the circumstances of a particular battle have on the awarding of trophies?

4. Which other historian's works did Xenophon have published?

5. Who was Alcibiades' mentor?

(see the answer key)

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