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

2. How many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?
(a) Two ships.
(b) Half of a fleet.
(c) An entire fleet.
(d) Almost an entire fleet.

3. What is the advice given by the editor to those people that do not appreciate the notes at the end of the Introduction?
(a) Read them before reading the work itself.
(b) Read the first half of them before reading the work itself.
(c) Do not read the work itself.
(d) Pass over them and begin reading the work itself.

4. How many methods of decision-making are described by Xenophon?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. How did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?
(a) They did not agree on the plot.
(b) They followed the orders of their leader.
(c) Through a system.
(d) Through several battles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fewest amount of ships involved in the water and shoreline battles of Chapter 1?

2. How often were trophies made in ancient Greece?

3. What did Polydamas do with men that he found to be in excellent military condition?

4. What is a satrap?

5. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?

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