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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. Which group does not fear God; it seeks to be God?
(a) Dorians.
(b) Spartans.
(c) Peloponnesians.
(d) Athenians.

2. How long did it take the narrator to reach Lacedaemon?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Four months.

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

4. Alcibiades has which obvious physical defect?
(a) Limp.
(b) Lisp.
(c) Blind.
(d) Hump-backed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which term is used to describe the Spartans' navigator?

3. The tables turn when the Athenians agree to Nicias' _____.

4. Polemides discusses his new vocation as a _____.

5. The defect causes people to see Alcibiades as being more ____.

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