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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 did the local politician observe in the story told in Chapter 2?
(a) A small number of little reeds.
(b) A large number of big reeds.
(c) A large number of little reeds.
(d) A small number of big reeds.

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

3. In Book 2, Chapter 2, how long is the story about a specific plan to raise money in the book?
(a) It is an average length.
(b) It is brief.
(c) It is long.
(d) It is long, but features several smaller segments.

4. How often does Xenophon describe the way money is raised?
(a) He describes how money is raised in every case except one.
(b) He describes how money is raised in every case.
(c) In some cases, he does not describe how money is raised.
(d) He describes how money is raised in three cases.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Xenophon begin his story?

2. What factor was heavily considered when choosing the ranks of military officers in ancient times?

3. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?

4. Where did the politician give a speech in the story about the reeds?

5. Where were sailors able to live fairly well?

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