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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. In Book 2, Chapter 2, how long is the story about a specific plan to raise money in the book?
(a) It is long.
(b) It is long, but features several smaller segments.
(c) It is an average length.
(d) It is brief.

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

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

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

5. How many ships were made available to Cyrus by his Spartan ally?
(a) An entire fleet.
(b) Two ships.
(c) Half of a fleet.
(d) Almost an entire fleet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bibliography located in "A History of My Times"?

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

3. What aspect of fund raising does Xenophon choose to focus on in the second chapter?

4. How does Betty Radice suggest to readers that Xenophon's work should be read?

5. What city did Xenophon represent in the military?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the military leaders cooperate with each other on the issue of funding?

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

3. Why are there maps included in the back of the book, "A History of My Times"?

4. As Xenophon's stories display, how might fighting wars be a necessary step towards peace?

5. Where were the sailors who were granted pay living, and what kind of lifestyle did they have?

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

7. How did Mania oversee her military operations?

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

9. How did Mania become the satrap, and what type of leader was she?

10. Who was Alcibiades and how is he described?

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