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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event has Xenophon's works helped to clarify?
(a) The Rise of the Roman Empire.
(b) The Trojan War.
(c) The Fall of the Roman Republic.
(d) Socrates' death.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Xenophon lead his men to serve in multiple-city states in the military?

2. What is the largest number of ships discussed in the battles of the first chapter?

3. How often does Xenophon describe the way money is raised?

4. Where was Alcibiades from?

5. What were some of the complaints about the men that Xenophon led in the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?

2. How many men did Xenophon lead in the military, and what were some of the complaints about them?

3. What is the main point of Cinadon's story?

4. As indicated in the Introduction, what are Xenophon's motivations in writing "A History of My Times"?

5. How did wealth affect the ranking of a military officer, and why were the poor delegated to the lightest infantry?

6. What was used to make trophies and when were they usually presented?

7. How is Xenophon's writing style compared to contemporary writers?

8. What happened to Thibron after he returned to Sparta and why?

9. According to the editor, Betty Radice, what is the difference between a memoir and history?

10. What was the politician's objection to the idea of plundering a town for money?

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