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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jason collects _______ belonging to Polemides to show to officials.
(a) Photographs.
(b) Journals.
(c) Books.
(d) Keepsakes.

2. Polemides is offered a job as a _____.
(a) Diplomat.
(b) Mercenary.
(c) Priest.
(d) Doctor.

3. Alcibiades was revered for his skill in which sport?
(a) Catapult.
(b) Chariot racing.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Fencing.

4. How many weeks does this occur before the launch?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. Who wants to have Alcibiades killed?
(a) Lysander.
(b) Jason.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Polemides.

6. Who was responsible for framing Athens for the death of a Spartan soldier?
(a) Polemides.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Alcibiades.

7. Polemides returns to his former life as a _____.
(a) Messenger.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Lobbyist.
(d) Teacher.

8. Who was the great statesman and leader at the time?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Jason.
(c) Plato.
(d) Pericles.

9. What is the name of the general that opposes the campaign?
(a) Nicodemus.
(b) Nicholaus.
(c) Nicias.
(d) Nicolae.

10. What is the name of Jason's grandfather?
(a) Alexicles.
(b) Axiochus.
(c) Alcibiade.
(d) Abydos.

11. The group of retreating marines sailed on a ship that had the name of which famous Greek figure?
(a) Poseidon.
(b) Hera.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Athena.

12. What is the name of the narrator's dog?
(a) Guardian.
(b) Sentinel.
(c) Moses.
(d) Gabriel.

13. The injured man married _____.
(a) Constance.
(b) Alberta.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Mildred.

14. The narrator lost his child to which disease?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Consumption.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Bubonic Plague.

15. Who addresses the Athenians?
(a) Pericles.
(b) Polemides.
(c) Nicias.
(d) Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polemides gets into trouble when his ______ overcome his superiors' orders.

2. What is the name of the assassin that approaches Polemides?

3. Which of the following is discounted as a good general?

4. Where is the family home located?

5. In Chapter X!, Polemides details the events in the battle of which of the following?

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