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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Chapter 35 mentions the existence of which of the seven deadly sins?
(a) Envy.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Pride.
(d) Greed.

3. Which of the following abounded in Thrace, despite harsh weather?
(a) Flies.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Fleas.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. The narrator talks about a large festival held in the honor of which mythical figure?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Achilles.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Zeus.

5. How many years did the war last?
(a) 27.
(b) 41.
(c) 30.
(d) 14.

6. Which word is used to describe the glass in Chapter 36?
(a) Shattered.
(b) Unsilvered.
(c) Enchanted,
(d) Disrefracting .

7. Thrasylubus was known by which of the following nicknames?
(a) Oak.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Brick.

8. Which term is used to describe the Spartans' navigator?
(a) Portisman.
(b) Navarch.
(c) Crowsnester.
(d) Seawatcher.

9. It is said that seamen are not equipped for which type of warfare?
(a) Hand to hand.
(b) Emergency.
(c) Land.
(d) Interstate.

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

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

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

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

14. The narrator bore _____ unhealed wounds on his legs.
(a) 27.
(b) 14.
(c) 19.
(d) 8.

15. Which of the following was not on the list to protect Alcibiades aboard the ship?
(a) Xenocles.
(b) Lion.
(c) Macon.
(d) Timarchus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "hetairai"?

2. The sailors of Athens were drawing ___ obols?

3. What fruit was Eunice eating during this conversation?

4. It is up to the commander to teach his men about arete. What is arete?

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

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