Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Tiberius and Caius Gracchus)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What question, according to Plutarch, did Cato ask his guardian, Sarpedon, as he watched executions that were ordered by the Roman political leader?
a) "What leader would cause this horror?"
b) "Why does nobody kill this man?"
c) "Is this the only justice for these criminals?"
d) "What law brings this type of justice?"

2. What does Plutarch claim Aristotle provided that he considered, "...a perfect portable treasure of all military virtue and knowledge...."?
a) Aristotle's collection of military histories.
b) Aristotle's writings regarding the proper training and preparation of soldiers.
c) Aristotle's maps of important sites in Persia.
d) Aristotle's personally corrected copy of Homer's Illiads.

3. What did Plutarch report...
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