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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the bottom of the ranks characterized in the book?
(a) Light infantry.
(b) Light cavalry.
(c) Heavy cavalry.
(d) Heavy infantry.

2. According to the Introductions, how opinionated was Xenophon?
(a) As opinionated as the other authors of his time.
(b) More opinionated than the other authors of his time.
(c) Xenophon did not give his opinions at all.
(d) Less opinionated than the other authors of his time.

3. What was the incentive for women to serve in the ancient Greek military?
(a) They were paid before and after the battles they participate in.
(b) They were eligible to rule a city after participating in battle.
(c) They were granted the rights of citizenship.
(d) They were given the power to make laws.

4. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?
(a) Amounts and solutions.
(b) Stories and solutions.
(c) Stories, amounts, and solutions.
(d) Stories and amounts.

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

6. 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.
(c) It is long, but features several smaller segments.
(d) It is brief.

7. Who was Alcibiades' mentor?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Xenophon.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Plato.

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

9. What happened to the reeds in the story?
(a) They disappeared.
(b) They multiplied.
(c) They were cut in half.
(d) They were given to the soldiers.

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

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

12. Where was Alcibiades from?
(a) Argos.
(b) Athens.
(c) Thebes.
(d) Delphi.

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

14. What was Thibron's position in the Spartan military?
(a) Admiral.
(b) General.
(c) Infantry guard.
(d) Field commander.

15. Which of the following was one of the ways to raise money for a military campaign in ancient Greece?
(a) To borrow from a town.
(b) To plunder a town.
(c) To sell weapons.
(d) To sell parts from ships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were sailors able to live fairly well?

2. How many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?

3. How long has the war been waging when the second chapter begins?

4. Approximately how many pages of text does each chapter cover in "A History of My Times"?

5. How did Xenophon begin his story?

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