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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. What did the people of Phocis claim they would do if Sparta did not help them?
(a) Join forces with Sparta's enemy.
(b) Move from the city.
(c) Give in to their enemy's demands.
(d) Attack their enemy alone.

2. Which of the following are distinct from the author in "A History of My Times"?
(a) The translator and the writer of the introduction.
(b) The writer of the introduction and the editor.
(c) The translator, the editor, and the writer of the introduction.
(d) The translator and the editor.

3. What event has Xenophon's works helped to clarify?
(a) Socrates' death.
(b) The Fall of the Roman Republic.
(c) The Trojan War.
(d) The Rise of the Roman Empire.

4. Which biographer included Xenophon in his works?
(a) Laertius.
(b) Hermippus of Smyrna.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Demetrius of Magnesia.

5. Why did Xenophon lead his men to serve in multiple-city states in the military?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) To get money and supplies.
(c) To get money.
(d) To get supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Polydamas's request for assistance described?

2. Which years did the events in Book 2, Chapter 5 take place?

3. When were trophies made in ancient Greece?

4. Who was responsible for the death of Mania?

5. Which war is ending at the beginning of the fourth section?

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