The Landmark Thucydides 8.1 To 8.109
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- 1.What was the Athenian reaction to the total defeat in Sicily?
- A.
They were shocked and resigned to defeat.
- B.
They were shocked and feared defeat, but were determined to resist to the end.
- C.
They were shocked, but not unduly alarmed because of their wealth and naval superiority.
- D.
They surrendered to Syracuse.
- 2.What blunder caused the planned revolt at Chios to get off to a bad start?
- A.
A Corinthian festival delayed the departure of the Peloponnesian fleet.
- B.
The Spartans chose to send their fleet to the Hellespont first.
- C.
Alcibiades was allowed to command the fleet and he leaked word to Athens.
- D.
It wasn't possible to haul the warships over land across the Isthmus.
- 3.What did Thucydides apparently consider to be unusual about the battle of Miletus?
- A.
The Spartans won a naval battle.
- B.
The Athenians won a land battle.
- C.
The Ionians on both sides defeated the Dorians on the other.
- D.
The casualties were particularly high.
- 4.What treacherous advice did Alcibiades give to Tissaphernes, the Persian official?
- A.
He advised him to switch sides and support Athens.
- B.
He advised him to cut the pay of the Spartan sailors.
- C.
He advised him to pull his forces back at an inopportune time.
- D.
He advised him to lay siege to Chios.
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