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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gylippus fortified the Little Harbor with seawalls and _____.
(a) Retainer walls.
(b) Escartments.
(c) Barricades.
(d) Palisades.

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

4. The tables turn when the Athenians agree to Nicias' _____.
(a) Orders.
(b) Plans.
(c) Requirements.
(d) Ransom.

5. Which of the following is discounted as a good general?
(a) Nicias.
(b) Polemides.
(c) Pericles.
(d) Alcibiades.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of Polemides' family members also engaged in this vocation?

3. Which man has grown in stature and played a vital role in the battle?

4. What is the name of Jason's grandfather?

5. While Polemides works for Athens, he continues to run errands for which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the interchange between Jason and Bruise.

2. What happens to the Athenians after they are defeated on Epipolae?

3. What is the setting and time period used in "Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War" by Steven Pressfield?

4. What is the basic outline of Polemides' early history?

5. Discuss the Olympic Games as they relate to Alcibiades and the story.

6. Who is Jason? How is he introduced? Why is Jason important to the story?

7. How did the Plague affect Polemides on a personal level?

8. How did Polemides come to work side by side with Alcibiades?

9. Describe Polemides' claim to fame and the reason he was imprisoned.

10. Who objects to the Sicilian campaign? What authority does this person have? What actions are taken?

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