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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IX - Tides of War (Chapters XLIII-XLVI).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This section details the siege of which great city?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Byzantium.
(d) Sparta.

2. What was another name for the Peloponnesian War?
(a) War of Athens.
(b) Intercity War.
(c) Spartan War.
(d) Greek War.

3. Finish this phrase: "Who stubs his toe upon the ___."
(a) Rock of Gibraltar.
(b) Skull of the enemy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Ground.

4. The chronicle makes comparisons between Alcibiades and the great hero _______.
(a) Mercury.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Athena.
(d) Hercules.

5. Approximately how many lawsuits were filed?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 55.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polemides seeks help from ____ in finding his cousin.

2. Polemides discusses his new vocation as a _____.

3. What is the name of Polemides' family farm?

4. Chapter XIX shows the Athenian fleet hampered by the loss of its best _____.

5. What is the name of the Spartan general observed by Polemides?

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