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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 6, Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mania become the satrap?
(a) Her husband died.
(b) She had already ruled another city.
(c) She was voted in.
(d) She was tricked into it by a political party.

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

3. What type of ruler is Mania described as?
(a) Sincere and effective.
(b) Neither sincere nor effective.
(c) Effective, but not sincere.
(d) Sincere, but ineffective.

4. What does George Cawkwell contribute to "A History of My Times"?
(a) He is the translator.
(b) He writes the introduction.
(c) He is the editor and writes the introduction.
(d) He is the editor.

5. What event did Mania join her mercenaries for?
(a) Planning strategies for the next attack.
(b) Giving out trophies after a victory.
(c) Battering down an enemy's walls.
(d) Appointing a new commander.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is augury defined?

2. Where is the location of the first event Xenophon recounts in Book 2, Chapter 5?

3. How did Polydamas reward his men with honor and prestige?

4. What did the local politician observe in the story told in Chapter 2?

5. Approximately how many pages of text does each chapter cover in "A History of My Times"?

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