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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 3, Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the ships that Alcibiades led called?
(a) Force.
(b) Armada.
(c) Triremes.
(d) Trawlers.

2. How were a majority of people in the military compensated in the classical era?
(a) They were unpaid.
(b) They were paid moderately.
(c) They were paid abundantly.
(d) They were paid very little.

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 long, but features several smaller segments.
(c) It is long.
(d) It is brief.

4. Which season was hard for the sailors?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

5. Approximately how many pages of text does each chapter cover in "A History of My Times"?
(a) Twenty five.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Seventy five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cyrus battle his brother?

2. How was Xenophon regarded as a military leader?

3. How accessible is Xenophon's writing style for current readers?

4. What was the reason for Thibron's exile?

5. How were Cyrus's military actions against his brother perceived?

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