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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What Athenian general becomes successful in 425 BC?
(a) Alcibiades leads many successful raids into the Peloponesian isthmus.
(b) Androclese uses lions to put fear in the Spartan soldiers.
(c) Sophocles defeates the Spartans in Attica.
(d) Demosthenes leads Athenian troops and allies to victory over a combined Peloponnesian and Ambraciot army
2. In the case of a conquered land, what is the general practice of that time regarding private property?
(a) The land is redistributed among the citizens of the conquered country.
(b) All the land becomes public property administered by the state.
(c) The conquered people are allowed to keep their land.
(d) Land is confiscated and given to citizens of the conquering nation.
3. What happens immediately after the defeat of the Corcyran fleet?
(a) Athens leaves Corcyra to defend itself.
(b) Winter sets in and the hostilities cease.
(c) Sparta withdraws to rebuild its fleet.
(d) The Athenian fleet defeates the Peloponesian fleet.
4. In the early days of the war, which power seems to have the upper hand?
(a) Athens
(b) Thrace
(c) Sparta
(d) Corinth
5. What is the stated purpose of Book One of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War?
(a) To discuss the daily life of people in Sparta and Athens.
(b) To show the importance of Corinth in the Peloponnesian War.
(c) To establish the credentials of Thucydides as a historian.
(d) To establish background and attempt to examine the causes of the war.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the Athenians respond to the Mytilene rebellion?
2. Paragraphs 89 through118 are referred to as the Pentecontaetia and deal with what aspect of the history?
3. During the winter of 427 BC, what returns to Athens?
4. After the Spartan forces give up the Attica offensive, what does Athens continue to do?
5. Where is the Attica-Euboea-Boeotia area of Greece?
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