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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. How is Dercylidas described in an earlier section?
(a) Confused.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Tolerant.
(d) Shrewd.

2. What aspect of the Spartan culture was the subject of ridicule?
(a) Their female culture.
(b) Their male culture.
(c) Their politics.
(d) Their military.

3. Where was the massacre Xenophon writes about committed?
(a) In a forest.
(b) In a large hall.
(c) In public.
(d) In private.

4. Where did the raid take place, according to the second story of the fifth chapter of Book 2?
(a) Alimus.
(b) Megara.
(c) Laurium.
(d) Piraeus.

5. How is augury defined?
(a) Reading omens.
(b) Predicting a natural disaster.
(c) Predicting the weather.
(d) Reading the stars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Polydamas test his men?

2. Where did the Spartans place a trophy?

3. Who conducted the raid in the second story of Book 2, Chapter 5?

4. Based on Xenophon's explanation, what happened after the raid?

5. How is Polydamas's request for assistance described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of sacrifice does Xenophon describe that is made by the Spartans?

2. What things did Polydamss value in a solider?

3. What happened in the city of Phocis and why did Sparta help?

4. What concerns did the Athenians have in the agreement between Athens and Sparta?

5. How were people educated and trained for their service in a military team?

6. What are the styles of the chapters in "A History of My Times", and what stories are told in Book 2, Chapter 5?

7. What is augury?

8. In response to the objections, what was Procles' proposal that clarified the agreement between Athens and Sparta?

9. What message is Xenophon delivering with the story of Attica?

10. What was the reason for the surprise massacre that Xenophon includes in his story?

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