Question 1
After the collapse of the Athenian Empire, Sparta began to alienate some of its allies, such as Thebes and Corinth, by its ________.
A. refusal to include them in war revenues
B. increasingly arrogant policies
C. continual disputes about borders
D. refusal to send in post-war aid for reconstruction
E. inefficient trade procedures
Question 2
Dramatists such as Aeschylus and Sophocles are considered prime examples of what genre of Greek writing?
A. drama
B. Old Comedy
C. Attic tragedy
D. New Comedy
E. mythology
Question 3
Which of the following best describes the military strategy employed by the Spartans?
A. Attack Athens by sea at strategic port cities.
B. Use diplomatic means to win over the support of Athenian allies.
C. Use a powerful navy to engage Athens in a major naval battle.
D. There was no overarching strategy due to the relative nature of the encounters.
E. Invade enemy country, threaten crops, and force the enemy to defend them.
Question 4
The disastrous Great Peloponnesian War was ignited in 435 b.c.e., ten years after the Thirty Years' Peace of 445 b.c.e., because of a dispute between ________.
A. Mycale and Corcyra
B. Corcyra and Corinth
C. Corinth and Sparta
D. Sparta and Plataea
E. Plataea and Mycale
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