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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VIII - Thrice Nine Years (Chapters XXXVIII-XLII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lysander refer to as a "solitary god?"
(a) Victory.
(b) Honor.
(c) Necessity.
(d) Cunning.

2. Antalcidas tells Lysander that he has taken ____ to new heights.
(a) Heroics.
(b) Bravery.
(c) Foolishness.
(d) Blasphemy.

3. The defect causes people to see Alcibiades as being more ____.
(a) Pathetic.
(b) Human.
(c) Vulnerable.
(d) Harmless.

4. What is the term used to describe the fleet of ships?
(a) Armada.
(b) Envoy.
(c) Flotilla.
(d) School.

5. Which word is used to refer to a small piece of gold?
(a) Iota.
(b) Parcel.
(c) Ingot.
(d) Lump.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polemides returns to his former life as a _____.

2. The narrator talks about a large festival held in the honor of which mythical figure?

3. Which group does not fear God; it seeks to be God?

4. Boldness is impatient. ____ is long-suffering.

5. It is said that seamen are not equipped for which type of warfare?

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