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b. downward
c. no
d. upward or downward (depending on the size of the deficit)
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
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6. If the home currency begins to appreciate against other currencies, this should the current
account balance, other things equal (assume that substitutes are readily available in the countries, and
that the prices charged by firms remain the same).
a. increase
b. have no impact on
c. reduce
d. all of the above are equally possible
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
10. Which of the following would likely have the least direct influence on a country's current account?
a. inflation.
b. national income.
c. exchange rates.
d. tariffs.
e. a tax on income earned from foreign stocks.
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM.MADU.15.02
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KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
13. The U.S. typically has a balance of trade surplus in its trade with .
a. China
b. Japan
c. A and B
d. none of the above
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
14. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) increased restrictions on:
a. trade between Canada and Mexico.
b. trade between Canada and the U.S.
c. direct foreign investment in Mexico by U.S. firms.
d. none of the above.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
15. According to the text, international trade (exports plus imports combined) as a percentage of GDP is:
a. higher in the U.S. than in European countries.
b. lower in the U.S. than in European countries.
c. higher in the U.S. than in about half the European countries, and lower in the U.S. than the
others.
d. about the same in the U.S. as in European countries.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
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KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
16. The direct foreign investment positions by U.S. firms have generally over time. Restrictions by
governments on direct foreign investment have generally over time.
a. increased; increased
b. increased; decreased
c. decreased; decreased
d. decreased; increased
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
17. Which of the following countries purchases the largest amount of exports by U.S. firms?
a. Mexico
b. Japan
c. Canada
d. France
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
19. As a result of the European Union, restrictions on exports between were reduced or eliminated.
a. member countries and the U.S.
b. member countries
c. member countries and European non-members
d. none of the above
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.01
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
20. Over the last several years, international trade has generally:
a. increased for most major countries.
b. decreased for most major countries.
c. stayed about constant for most major countries.
d. increased for about half the major countries and decreased for the others.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.01
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
21. Which is not a concern about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
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a. its impact on U.S. inflation.
b. its impact on U.S. unemployment.
c. lower environmental standards in Mexico.
d. different health laws for workers in Mexico.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
22. A General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) accord in 1993 called for:
a. increased trade restrictions outside of North America.
b. lower trade restrictions around the world.
c. uniform environmental standards around the world.
d. uniform worker health laws.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.01
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
23. Which of the following is mentioned in the text as a possible means by which the government may
attempt to improve its balance of trade position (increase its exports or reduce its imports).
a. It could attempt to reduce its home currency's value.
b. The government could require firms to engage in outsourcing.
c. The government could require that its local firms pursue outsourcing.
d. All of the above are mentioned.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
26. is (are) income received by investors on foreign investments in financial assets (securities).
a. Portfolio income
b. Direct foreign income
c. Unilateral transfers
d. Factor income
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
27. A weak home currency may not be a perfect solution to correct a balance of trade deficit because:
a. it reduces the prices of imports paid by local companies.
b. it increases the prices of exports by local companies.
c. it prevents international trade transactions from being prearranged.
d. foreign companies may reduce the prices of their products to stay competitive.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
29. Like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the is composed of a collection of nations as
members. However, unlike the IMF, it uses the private rather than the government sector to achieve its
objectives.
a. World Bank
b. International Financial Corporation (IFC)
c. World Trade Organization (WTO)
d. International Development Association (IDA)
e. Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.05
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
31. Also known as the "central banks' central bank," the attempts to facilitate cooperation among
countries with regard to international transactions and provides assistance to countries experiencing a
financial crisis.
a. World Bank
b. International Financial Corporation (IFC)
c. World Trade Organization
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d. International Development Association (IDA)
e. Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
34. A weakening of the U.S. dollar with respect to the British pound would likely reduce the U.S. exports
to Britain and increase U.S. imports from Britain over time.
a. True
b. False
35. The World Bank extends loans only to developed nations, while the International Development
Association (IDA) extends loans only to developing nations.
a. True
b. False
36. The World Bank frequently enters into cofinancing agreements. Under these agreements, financing is
provided by the World Bank and/or official aid agencies, export credit agencies, or commercial banks.
a. True
b. False
37. The balance of payments is a measurement of all transactions between domestic and foreign residents
over a specified period of time.
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a. True
b. False
38. Changes in country ownership of long-term and short-term assets are measured in the balance of
payments with the capital account.
a. True
b. False
39. Portfolio investment represents transactions involving long-term financial assets (such as stocks and
bonds) between countries that do not affect the transfer of control.
a. True
b. False
40. The current account represents the investment in fixed assets in foreign countries that can be used to
conduct business operations.
a. True
b. False
41. Exporting of products by one country to other countries at prices below cost is called elasticity.
a. True
b. False
42. Direct foreign investment by U.S.-based MNCs occurs primarily in the Bahamas and Brazil.
a. True
b. False
43. The J curve effect is the initial worsening of the U.S. trade balance due to a weakening dollar because
of established trade relationships that are not easily changed; as the dollar weakens, the dollar value of
imports initially rises before the U.S. trade balance is improved.
a. True
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b. False
44. Portfolio investments represent transactions involving long-term financial assets (such as stocks and
bonds) between countries that do not affect the transfer of control.
a. True
b. False
45. Intracompany trade represents the exporting of products by one country to other countries below cost.
a. True
b. False
47. A country's net outflow of funds affect its interest rates, and affect its economic conditions.
a. does; does
b. does; does not
c. does not; does not
d. does not; does
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.04
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
48. The sale of patent rights by a U.S. firm to a Russian firm reflects a credit to the U.S. balance of
payments account.
a. True
b. False
49. A U.S. purchase of patent rights from a firm in Mexico reflects a credit to the U.S. balance of
payments account.
a. True
b. False
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ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.01
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
50. Regarding the U.S. balance of payments, capital account items are relatively minor compared to the
financial account items.
a. True
b. False
51. In recent years, the U.S. has had a relatively (compared to other countries) balance of trade
with China.
a. small; surplus
b. large; surplus
c. small; deficit
d. large; deficit
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.02
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
52. The Central American Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is intended to raise tariffs and regulations between
the U.S., the Dominican Republic, and Central American countries.
a. True
b. False
53. U.S. government officials would likely prefer that China devalue the yuan against the dollar.
a. True
b. False
54. Assume that some U.S. firms will purchase supplies from either China or from U.S. firms. If the
Chinese yuan appreciates against the dollar, it should reduce the U.S. balance of trade deficit with
China.
a. True
b. False
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55. Assume the U.S. has a balance of trade surplus with the country of Thor. When individuals in Thor
manufacture CDs and DVDs that look almost exactly like the original product produced in the U.S.
and other countries, they the U.S. balance of trade surplus with Thor. This activity is called .
a. reduce; flipping
b. reduce; pirating
c. increase; pirating
d. increase; flipping
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
56. Japan's annual interest rate has been relatively compared to other countries for several years,
because the supply of funds in its credit market has been very .
a. low; small
b. high; small
c. low; large
d. high; large
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
57. Without the international capital flows, there would be funding available in the U.S. across all
risk levels, and the cost of funding would be regardless of the firm's risk level.
a. more; lower
b. more; higher
c. less; lower
d. less; higher
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
58. The primary component of the capital account is the balance of trade.
a. True
b. False
59. A balance of trade surplus indicates an excess of merchandise imports over merchandise exports.
a. True
b. False
60. An American tourist visiting Germany and spending money there (for lodging, food, etc.) will reduce
the U.S. current account deficit and reduce Germany's current account balance.
a. True
b. False
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
62. The capital account reflects changes in country ownership of long-term (but not short-term) assets.
a. True
b. False
63. Outsourcing allows some MNCs to reduce costs but shifts jobs to other countries.
a. True
b. False
64. A weakening of the U.S. dollar with respect to the British pound would likely reduce U.S. exports to
the U.K. and increase U.S. imports from the U.K.
a. True
b. False
65. The World Bank extends loans only to developed nations, while the International Development
Association (IDA) extends loans only to developing nations.
a. True
b. False
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KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
67. Which of the following will probably not result in an increase in a country's current account balance
(assuming everything else constant)?
a. A decrease in the country's rate of inflation
b. A decrease in the country's national income level
c. An increase in government restrictions in the form of tariffs or quotas
d. An appreciation of the country's currency
e. All of the above will result in an increased current account balance.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
68. Which of the following factors probably does not directly affect a country's capital account and its
components?
a. Inflation
b. Interest rates
c. Withholding taxes on foreign income
d. Exchange rate movements
e. All of the above will directly affect a country's capital account.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
69. The , an accord among 117 nations, called for lower tariffs around the world.
a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
b. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
c. Single European Act of 1987
d. European Union Accord
e. None of the above
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
70. Which of the following is not likely to represent a strategy by the government of Country X to reduce
its balance of trade deficit with Country Y?
a. The government of Country X eliminates environmental restrictions.
b. The government of Country X subsidizes firms in its country to facilitate dumping.
c. The government of Country X provides tax breaks to firms in specific industries.
d. The government of Country X removes a tariff on goods imported from Country Y.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM .MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Analysis
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d. Tariffs imposed by the EU have caused some friction between EU countries that
commonly import products and other EU countries.
e. All of the above are true.
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Comprehension
72. Which of the following would increase the current account of Country X? Country Y is Country X's
sole trading partner.
a. Inflation increases in countries X and Y by comparable amounts.
b. Country X's and Country Y's currencies depreciate by the same amount.
c. Country X imposes tariffs on imports from Country Y, and Country Y retaliates by
imposing an identical tax on X's exports.
d. The central banks of Country X and Country Y reduce the money supply to increase
interest rates.
e. Country X imposes a quota on imports, and Country Y retaliates by imposing an identical
quota on X's exports.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Challenging OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.03
NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INFM. ADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Application
73. represent aid, grants, and gifts from one country to another.
a. Transfer payments
b. Factor income
c. The balance of trade
d. The balance of payments
e. The capital account
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
74. Which of the following is not a goal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a. To promote cooperation among countries on international monetary issues
b. To promote stability in exchange rates
c. To enhance a country's long-term economic growth via the extension of structural
adjustment loans
d. To promote free trade
e. To promote free mobility of capital funds across countries
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NAT: BUSPROG.INFM.MADU.15.03 STA: DISC.INF M.MADU.15.02
KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge
75. According to the "J curve effect," a weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to its trading partners'
currencies would result in an initial in the current account balance, followed by a subsequent
in the current account balance.
a. decrease; increase
b. increase; decrease
c. decrease; decrease
d. increase; increase
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: INFM.MADU.15.02.04
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the Greek fleet, caught unprepared, had to run for it to the inner
strait, where, once round the corner of Eubœa, it would be sheltered
by the mountains which form the great precipices on the Euripus
north of Chalkis. Whether it went to Chalkis or not, it is, of course,
131
impossible to say. It is probable it did not do so, for Mount Kandili
ceases before Chalkis is reached, and the narrow part of the Strait is
exposed to the east and north-east. There is no difficulty in
identifying the nature of the storm. It blew on shore on the Sepiad
strand, and therefore must have been one of those E.N.E. gales
from the Black Sea, which are the most violent and most dangerous
of the storm winds of the Ægean. They may occur at any time of
year. Such a storm would blow right down the north bend of the
Euripus.
The army at Thermopylæ must have known of the retirement of
the fleet; but it must have known also that there was every intention
of returning to the former station so soon as the weather allowed.
For that reason it held its ground.
The adventures of the ten Persian ships did not end with their
capture of the Athenian vessels. Three of them came to grief on the
rock called Murmex, which is in the fairway just at the entrance of the
channel.
On the evening of the twelfth day of the
THE STORM AT THE
SEPIAD STRAND.
journal the position appears to be as follows:
the Greek fleet was at Artemisium; the Persian
at the Sepiad strand outside the strait; the Persian scouting vessels,
H. vii. 183.
or, rather, the seven survivors of them, were probably
engaged in erecting a pillar on the Murmex rock as a
danger mark to the rest of the fleet.
The Sepiad shore was not sufficiently extensive for it to be
possible to draw up the whole of the Persian fleet upon it. A large
number of the vessels were obliged to remain at anchor, with their
13th day.
bows facing seawards, in eight lines. These were
surprised at dawn by the storm. It arose suddenly, the
sea having previously been quite calm. The wind was from the east
or E.N.E., known in that region as the “Hellespontian wind,” not less
known, nor less obnoxious to sailors at the present day than it was in
the days of Herodotus. The destruction wrought in the fleet was
enormous. Four hundred warships and an unknown number of
transports are said to have perished. The numbers are no doubt
greatly exaggerated; but the loss relatively to the size of the fleet
seems to have been very considerable. Such were the events of the
thirteenth day at the Sepiad strand. The Greek fleet, driven from the
North Euripus on that morning by the storm, took refuge in the inner
132
channel,—“at Chalkis,”—so says Herodotus.
14th day.
The storm lasted during the fourteenth and fifteenth
15th day. days, the fleets remaining at their respective stations.
16th day.
The events of the sixteenth day are of special
importance. They are crowded together in the
narrative in a way that raises the suspicion that the chronological
error in the story is to be sought in this part of it.
H. vii. 192. The storm had come to an end on the fourth day;
but on the day following its commencement the
Greeks received news of the disaster at the Sepiad strand from the
watchers posted on the heights of the Eubœa.
14th day.
“When the Greeks heard this, after offering prayer
to their preserver Poseidon, and pouring libation, they
hastened straightway to Artemisium, hoping that but few ships would
oppose them.” There is manifestly some mistake here. The Greek
fleet could not possibly have made its way back to Artemisium in the
16th day.
face of the storm. It must have waited until the storm
had blown itself out; that is to say, it could not have
returned to its former station until the sixteenth day. The tale as it
stands supplies a motive for the return of the fleet such as will fit in
with the main motive of the story.
H. vii. 193.
“They came for a second time to Artemisium and
took up their station there, and from that day to this
have been accustomed to address Poseidon by the name of
‘saviour’ then given to him. The barbarian, when the wind dropped
and the sea went down, dragged the vessels down into the water
and sailed along the coast round the cape of Magnesia, into the gulf
leading to Pagasæ. There is a place in this Gulf of Magnesia where it
is said that Herakles was left by Jason and his comrades when he
had been sent from the Argo to fetch water, when they were sailing
to Aias in Colchis after the golden fleece; for their intention was, after
watering there, to put out to sea. From this circumstance the place
got its name of Aphetæ. Here the fleet of Xerxes came to anchor.”
It is fairly clear from the description that Aphetæ must have been
situated at the extremity of the long curved peninsula which extends
west from the south end of Magnesia, enclosing the Pagasætic Gulf
on the south.
The only other event which can be reasonably ascribed to this
sixteenth day is the capture by the Greek fleet of fifteen Persian
vessels which were belated in starting for Aphetæ. It is not difficult to
demonstrate, on Herodotus’ own showing, that their capture cannot
have taken place until well on in the afternoon.
The tale is as follows:
H. vii. 194.
“Fifteen of these ships (the Persian) had put
out much later, and in some way or other
caught sight of the Greek vessels at Artemisium. The
barbarians thought they were their own ships, and sailed
into the hands of their enemies.”
The storm had not ceased until that very
GREEKS RETURN
TO ARTEMESIUM.
morning. It is quite certain that the battered
Persian fleet must have required some hours
H. vii. 191, of preparation before it could put out from the Sepiad
ad fin. strand; and it did not reach Aphetæ until the early
afternoon. The fifteen vessels must have come up some hours later,
well on in the afternoon, since the main fleet had evidently
disappeared into the Pagasætic Gulf before they entered the
channel; otherwise they could not have made the mistake they did
make. The story of their capture shows that on the afternoon of that
day the Greek fleet was already back at Artemisium. Had it come up
from Chalkis that morning? It is not impossible that it should have
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done so; but it is improbable.
H. vii. 196.
“So the Persian fleet, with the exception of the
fifteen vessels which, as I have said, Sandokes
commanded, came to Aphetæ.”
The composite character of the sources of the historian’s narrative
is well illustrated by the next episode in the strange story. It is of the
nature of a by-plot in the drama inserted with a view to illustrate not
merely the services of the Athenians in saving the situation, but also
the twofold character of the man who now becomes for the first time
H. viii 4.
prominent in the story. In brief the tale is that the fleet,
after returning to Artemisium, discovered that the
disaster at the Sepiad strand had by no means been so great as had
been imagined. So alarmed were the Greeks at this, that “they
discussed whether they should retreat from Artemisium to Middle
Greece.” The Eubœans, who thus saw themselves likely to be
suddenly deserted without the possibility of providing for the safety of
their children and households, implored Eurybiades to allow them
time to remove them to a place of security. Finding they could make
no impression upon him, they resorted to Themistocles, to whom
they offered a bribe of thirty talents, if he would take measures to
keep the fleet where it was. Themistocles undertook to do so, and
proceeded to bribe Eurybiades with a gift of five talents, and
Adeimantos, the Corinthian admiral, with three talents.
The tale excites the strongest suspicion of having been an
invention of after-time, concocted by political opponents of
Themistocles. Herodotus’ whole attitude to Themistocles is
suspicious. He is quite unable to suppress the greatness of the
services which he rendered to the Greek cause; but he is ever ready
to discount the value of those services either by tales discreditable to
H. vii. 144.
the personal character of the man who rendered them,
or by attributing to him motives other than those which
really prompted his action.
Nor do the details of the story, when taken into consideration, tend
to make it appear more probable. No doubt the Peloponnesian
members of the fleet seized every possible occasion for urging such
a withdrawal. It must have been known to them that the force sent to
Thermopylæ did not represent any real effort on their part. It could
hardly be expected that they should display any large amount of zeal
in carrying out a policy of which they wholly disapproved, and in the
execution of which their own authorities were so manifestly half-
hearted. They knew that, if they left Artemisium, the army must leave
Thermopylæ; and they were no doubt convinced that that was the
very best thing which could possibly happen. But on the practical
question of withdrawal, other considerations must have influenced
those in command. Unless the retreat from Thermopylæ were begun
many hours before the withdrawal of the fleet, the army must be
caught in a trap. With a light-armed enemy in vastly superior
numbers in hot pursuit, the retreat could not have been rapid, and
the Persian fleet would have had ample time to land troops in such a
position as would make it possible to cut the line of it.
There is no trace whatever in the
REPORTED
BRIBERY OF
Thermopylæ story of a message having been
THEMISTOCLES. received from the fleet advising the garrison of
its intended withdrawal. That may be attributed
to the incompleteness of the story itself. This explanation, however,
can hardly be considered satisfactory in view of the fact that, had
anything of the kind occurred, such an incident would hardly have
been omitted from a version the main object of which was to depict
the disaster as an act of deliberate self-sacrifice on the part of
Leonidas.
The decisive factor in the situation was that, bribed or not,
Eurybiades and Adeimantos could not possibly leave the
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Thermopylæ garrison in the lurch. The real significance in this, as
in the other similar stories in Herodotus relating to this time, is that it
brings into relief the existence of a strong party within the fleet which
was wholly opposed to the Northern policy. It also for the first time
indicates the part which Corinth seems’ to have played in the war as
the leader of this party of opposition to the Athenian policy. Thus far
it is reliable. The rest of the tale is, as has been said, suspicious to
the last degree,—suspicious, in what may be called its local
colouring,—suspicious, owing to the appalling recklessness of the
assertions which Greek politicians did not hesitate to make
respecting their political opponents.
H. viii. 12.
It was on the evening of this day that the second of
those storms took place which were destined to be so
fatal to the Persian fleet. The quarter from which it came is not
expressly stated by Herodotus; but his
STORM AT THE
HOLLOWS OF
accounts of its effects on the north and south
EUBŒA. of Eubœa respectively leave no doubt that it
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was a gale from the south or S.S.W. At
Aphetæ it caused considerable alarm but little damage, the only
effect being that the wreckage from the battle of the afternoon was
thrust in upon the Persian fleet.
In the South Euripus there was a very different tale to tell. The
Persian flying squadron, which had started from Aphetæ the day
before, appears to have been caught by the gale immediately after it
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had rounded the southern Cape of Eubœa. The result was a
disaster hardly less great than that which had happened at the
Sepiad strand. The whole two hundred were driven into those bays
at the south end of the west coast of Eubœa, which the ancients
knew under the name of the “Hollows.” Not a ship escaped. The
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destruction was complete.
The effect of this disaster on the general course of the war can
hardly be over-estimated. It was not merely that the numerical loss
was great, but the position of the fleet at Artemisium must have
become exceedingly critical, had this squadron occupied the channel
south of Chalkis. Under such circumstances it is probable that the
decisive battle of the naval campaign would have been fought near
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that place.