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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Xenophon: The Ordinary Athenian Gentleman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Xenophon is famous for his book called __________________________________.
(a) The Treatise on War
(b) A History of War
(c) The History of the Peloponnesian War
(d) Anbasis

2. Who was the only Athenian to suffer death for his opinions?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Socrates
(c) Plato
(d) Aristophanes

3. Which of the following would you expect to give the shortest account of a situation?
(a) the Bible
(b) Shakespeare
(c) the Hebrews
(d) the Greeks

4. How did the Greeks feel about slavery?
(a) They opposed slavery
(b) It was evil
(c) There were no slaves
(d) It was an accepted way of life

5. Xenophon because wealthy by __________________________.
(a) by being a successful businessman
(b) from his father's estate
(c) working
(d) ransoming a rich Persian noble

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young man, Xenophon was ________________________.

2. Xenophon felt that it was significant ________________________________.

3. The first games, contests and competitions were held in _____________.

4. The games and competitions were considered so important by the Greeks that __________________________________.

5. The Greeks _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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