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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dion, Marcus Brutus and The Comparison of Dion and Brutus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Plutarch report to be the father of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Caius Gracchus I.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Tiberius Gracchus I.

2. Who did Plutarch identify as being responsible for opposing and turning back the legal and land reforms that were won by Caius as tribune?
(a) Antony.
(b) Opimius.
(c) Caius Laelius.
(d) Octavius.

3. Who does Plutarch report to be the master of Rome before Caesar came to power?
(a) Sylla.
(b) Crassus.
(c) Cato.
(d) Cassius.

4. For what does Plutarch claim Marcus Brutus is known?
(a) Acting as one of the assassins of Caesar.
(b) For being the illegitimate son of Caesar.
(c) For his role in the civil war with Pompey.
(d) For being the, "Noblest Roman of them all."

5. How did Tiberius finally push his land reform law through the Senate, according to Plutarch?
(a) He influenced the praetorian guard to enforce the law in spite of it not passing the senate.
(b) He incited the homeless soldiers to storm the senate and forse it to support the law.
(c) He imposed an edict preventing all magistrates from performing their functions until the law was passed.
(d) He used his rhetorical skills to influence the senate to support his land reform law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Plutarch claim that Brutus' decision to betray Caesar prove?

2. According to Plutarch, why was the issue still alive for Tiberius in spite of previous efforts to address the issue?

3. How did Plutarch explain the difference between Tiberius and Caius when they delivered speeches?

4. What was the most notable sign that Plutarch suggests that proves Caesar had begun to win popular support to challenge Sylla?

5. What does Plutarch claim caused Caesar and Pompey to become rivals for power?

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