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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Alcibiades enjoy?
(a) Agreeing with his mentor.
(b) Embarrassing his mentor.
(c) Ignoring his mentor.
(d) Arguing with his mentor.

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

3. How did the politician first approach the reeds dilemma in the story?
(a) He avoided confronting anyone.
(b) He confronted both the soldiers and military leaders.
(c) He only confronted the soldiers.
(d) He only confronted the military leaders.

4. How many men was Xenophon in charge of during his service in the military?
(a) Fifteen thousand.
(b) Five thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Twenty thousand.

5. Who was responsible for the death of Mania?
(a) Her son-in-law.
(b) An enemy from another city.
(c) A rival politician.
(d) Her cousin.

6. How were Cyrus's military actions against his brother perceived?
(a) They were considered to be unprecedented.
(b) They were considered to be well planned.
(c) They were considered to be impulsive.
(d) They were considered to be precedent.

7. What is significant about Alcibiades?
(a) He is the first name mentioned in Chapter 1.
(b) He is the only name in the book that people educated in philosophy would recognize.
(c) He is the only name in the book that people educated in philosophy would not recognize.
(d) He is the last name mentioned in Chapter 1.

8. What was the purpose of the trophies that were made?
(a) Neither to observe certain victories nor to provide an incentive for armies.
(b) To observe certain victories and provide an incentive for armies.
(c) To provide an incentive for armies.
(d) To observe certain victories.

9. What would cause the soldiers to abandon their original plot for raising money in the story told in the book?
(a) An improvement of their situation.
(b) A letter from Xenophon.
(c) A letter from Alcibiades.
(d) A decline in their situation.

10. What is the largest number of ships discussed in the battles of the first chapter?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Ninety.

11. Which one of the following does not describe Alcibiades as he is portrayed in the book?
(a) Athletic.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Young.
(d) Wise.

12. What audience is the book, "A History of My Times", trying to reach?
(a) An academic audience.
(b) Every audience.
(c) The book was only written as a personal memoir.
(d) A non-academic audience.

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

14. How accessible is Xenophon's writing style for current readers?
(a) Not accessible at all.
(b) Very accessible.
(c) Somewhat accessible.
(d) Mostly accessible.

15. How were the ships made available to Cyrus by a Spartan?
(a) Over a two week period.
(b) One at a time.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) Over a two month period.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were a majority of people in the military compensated in the classical era?

2. What effect did the circumstances of a particular battle have on the awarding of trophies?

3. Which Spartan helped Cyrus by providing him with ships?

4. When were trophies made in ancient Greece?

5. Which of the following are distinct from the author in "A History of My Times"?

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