Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Comparison of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus with Agis and Cleomenes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the comparison of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus (henceforth identified here as "The Roman Brothers") with Agis and Cleomenes ("The Spartans"), how does Plutarch refer to Tiberius and Caius as a unit?
(a) The Gracchi.
(b) Tiberius and Caius.
(c) Sons of Gracchus.
(d) The Romans.

2. What does Plutarch identify as the difference in the characters between "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?
(a) "The Roman Brothers" had a desire for glory and honors, but "The Spartans" loved contests and aspired to despotic power.
(b) "The Roman Brothers" had a desire to strengthen the systems of the Senate, but "The Spartans" sought to place all power in a single king.
(c) "The Roman Brothers" aspired to despotic power, but "The Spartans had a desire for glory and honors.
(d) "The Roman Brothers" sought to serve the Romans, but "The Spartans" sought to inspire revolution against Sparta's kings.

3. Which of the four being compared does Plutarch accuse of committing the crime of deposing a fellow elected official?
(a) Cleomenes.
(b) Tiberius.
(c) Caius.
(d) Agis.

4. What did Plutarch claim was the final indication that Pompey had fallen out of Sylla's favor?
(a) Sylla did not include Pompey in his will.
(b) Sylla dispatched Pompey to Spain to quell rebellions.
(c) Sylla defeated Pompey in battle as he was returning from conquests in Europe.
(d) Sylla attempted to have Pompey imprisoned.

5. Why does Plutarch suggest that Cleomenes eliminated the office of ephors from Spartan Government?
(a) Because he discovered he was king in name only and that the ephors had all the power.
(b) Because the ephors were inciting the public to overthrow him.
(c) Because the ephors were a barrier to his desire to battle the Greeks.
(d) Because he discovered the ephors were stealing from the public coffers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Plutarch, how did Caesar begin his rise to power over Rome?

2. What did Plutarch report of Phocion's temperament?

3. What did Plutarch report to be Agesilaus' physical deformity?

4. What political difference does Plutarch recognize between "The Spartans"?

5. How did the master of Rome prior to Caesar's reign make himself an enemy to Caesar, according to Plutarch?

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