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A History of My Times Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which other historian's works did Xenophon have published?
(a) Thucydides.
(b) Theopompus.
(c) Dinon.
(d) Ephorus.

2. What type of allies did Mania have?
(a) Neither military nor political allies.
(b) Both military and political allies.
(c) Only political allies.
(d) Only military allies.

3. Which of the following are distinct from the author in "A History of My Times"?
(a) The translator and the editor.
(b) The writer of the introduction and the editor.
(c) The translator and the writer of the introduction.
(d) The translator, the editor, and the writer of the introduction.

4. How long were the sailors able to live fairly well?
(a) Not even one month out of the year.
(b) Half of the year.
(c) One month out of the year.
(d) Most of the year.

5. What effect did the circumstances of a particular battle have on the awarding of trophies?
(a) All of the circumstances must be right.
(b) Trophies were given in all circumstances.
(c) A few of the circumstances must be right.
(d) Most of the circumstances must be right.

6. What is found in the back of the book to help people understand military maneuvers better?
(a) Quotes.
(b) Maps.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Diagrams.

7. How did Mania become the satrap?
(a) Her husband died.
(b) She was tricked into it by a political party.
(c) She was voted in.
(d) She had already ruled another city.

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

9. Which political leadership worked on the efforts to befriend the Spartans?
(a) The Pericles.
(b) The assembly.
(c) The ephors.
(d) The Dorians.

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

11. What did the sailors do when they were not at war?
(a) They took a vacation.
(b) They found work in the area.
(c) It is not known.
(d) They found work with another military.

12. Mania shares her name with a Greek mythological personification. What has been named after this personification?
(a) Characteristics of good fortune.
(b) A fish.
(c) A war ship.
(d) Symptoms of mental illness.

13. Which of the following works is referenced in the first chapter?
(a) The Symposium.
(b) The Apology.
(c) The Laws.
(d) The Republic.

14. What type of literature is Betty Radice known for?
(a) Classical.
(b) Non-fictional.
(c) Fictional.
(d) Contemporary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the reeds in the story?

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

3. According to Xenophon, how many brothers are at war with each other?

4. What were trophies often made out of?

5. How did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?

(see the answer keys)

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