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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 word best describes the description of the ancient forms of military ranking in the book?
(a) Extensive.
(b) Brief.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Moderate.

2. 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) Pass over them and begin reading the work itself.
(c) Do not read the work itself.
(d) Read the first half of them before reading the work itself.

3. Who was Cinadon meeting when he is arrested?
(a) An enemy informant.
(b) A politician.
(c) An assistant.
(d) A military leader.

4. How can the bibliography be described in "A History of My Times"?
(a) Slightly shorter than normal.
(b) Average.
(c) Extensive.
(d) Extremely short.

5. What years do the events of the book take place?
(a) 405 and 407 B.C.
(b) 400 and 402 B.C.
(c) 404 and 408 B.C.
(d) 406 and 409 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the politician first approach the reeds dilemma in the story?

2. How long were the sailors able to live fairly well?

3. What was Thibron's position in the Spartan military?

4. What held the men that Xenophon led in the military together?

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

(see the answer key)

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