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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opinion does Thucydides seem to have about Pericles as a leader?
(a) He faults him for not taking on Sparta sooner.
(b) He blames him for the later defeats of the Athenians.
(c) He rates him as highly effectual.
(d) He thinks he is too passive.

2. What conflict in the region occurs outside of Athens' political control?
(a) Persia and Egypt sign treaties of cooperation.
(b) Cyprus begins to emerge as a military force.
(c) Corinth and Corcyra form a military alliance.
(d) In 435 BC, Corinth and Corcyra engage in military hostilities; both enjoy some successes but Corcyra appears to gain the advantage.

3. What occurs between Athens and Sparta during the winter of 422 BC?
(a) Diplomatic negotiations continue throughout the winter.
(b) Athens and Sparta set up their defenses for the next year.
(c) They redraw the map of Greece.
(d) Athens and Sparta first sign a peace treaty and then develop an alliance of sorts.

4. What does Sparta do in 414 BC?
(a) Sends new peace envoys to Athens.
(b) Gives command of their armies to Alcibiades.
(c) Makes an alliance with Argos.
(d) Twice invades Argos.

5. What happens to the annual raids on Attica in 426 BC?
(a) They are postponed because of a lingering winter.
(b) The Spartans decide to try something else.
(c) Athens is ready for Sparta at the Attica border.
(d) The Peloponnesian army is prevented from ravaging Attica by a series of earthquakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is commonly called the peace of Nicias by modern scholars?

2. By the end of Book Two, how widespread is the war?

3. In 424 BC, how does Sparta change its military methods?

4. How do scholars from other disciplines consider the value of Thucydides' work?

5. What major battle occurs in the winter of 415 BC?

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