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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Corcyran fleet?
(a) It is sent to Mylitene.
(b) It is victorious over the Peloponesian fleet.
(c) It is lost in a freak storm.
(d) It is defeated by the Peloponesian fleet.

2. In 422 BC, what is the financial condition of Athens?
(a) Athenian wealth has grown far beyond what the Spartans had.
(b) The treasury has been largely expended and private subscriptions and extra taxes have been utilized for military expansion.
(c) The Athenian treasury is being supplied only from conquered territories.
(d) Athens is bankrupt and has to forego paying its soldiers.

3. Where are Spartan ground forces marooned after the battle for Pylos?
(a) In Crete
(b) On Lesbos
(c) On the island of Sphacteria
(d) In Sicily

4. What happens between Sparta and Athens in 423 BC?
(a) A major battle in Attica
(b) A time out to bury their dead
(c) The exchange of prisoners of war
(d) A truce of sorts

5. What are the results of Corinth's being alarmed during 421 BC?
(a) Its borders are too exposed on all sides.
(b) Athens and Sparta agree to attack Corinth from both sides.
(c) Several spies are caught checking out their defenses.
(d) Corinth, in particular, is alarmed as are numerous other cities and a series of alliances began to develop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How might the Spartan envoy to the Athenians have changed history?

2. What occurs between Athens and Sparta during the winter of 422 BC?

3. What are the dates of the Peloponnesian War ?

4. What is the general title given to the first twenty-three paragraphs of Book One?

5. Who are the main antagonists over the military strategy in 416 BC?

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