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

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

3. How did the soldiers express agreement on the plot to raise money?
(a) They did not agree on the plot.
(b) They followed the orders of their leader.
(c) Through several battles.
(d) Through a system.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor was heavily considered when choosing the ranks of military officers in ancient times?

2. What is each one of the chapters in the second book devoted to?

3. What is the fewest amount of ships involved in the water and shoreline battles of Chapter 1?

4. When were trophies made in ancient Greece?

5. Which season was hard for the sailors?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many ships were used in water and shoreline battles, and which locations are mentioned as receiving the most fighting in the first chapter?

2. What did the politician do to raise the money for the soldiers and what type of solution did that provide?

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

4. What is the point of Cyrus's story as it is told by Xenophon?

5. How did Mania oversee her military operations?

6. What were the funds that were raised used for during a war?

7. What caused the decisions made by Generals that resulted in the exile of many mid-range officers?

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

9. Why is the bibliography located in the front of the book, and what is the editor's advice regarding the notes that follow it?

10. Why was Xenophon's loyalty questioned when he served in the Athenian military?

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