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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 did Plutarch identify as being responsible for opposing and turning back the legal and land reforms that were won by Caius as tribune?
(a) Octavius.
(b) Antony.
(c) Caius Laelius.
(d) Opimius.
2. 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.
3. What was Caesar's first step, according to Plutarch, when he was informed of Sylla's power being in decline?
(a) He began rallying support in the senate to have Sylla removed from power.
(b) He joined with Crassus and Pompey to form a triumvirate to overpower Sylla.
(c) He returned to his home realizing that Sylla no longer had the support to eliminate his enemies.
(d) He attended the school of a famous rhetorician named Apollonius.
4. Why does Plutarch suggest that Dion was banished from Syracuse by the supporters of Dionysisus' son, Dionysisus II?
(a) They feared he would have them killed.
(b) They feared the influence he was having against the Dionysius II use of tyrrany.
(c) They feared that he was plotting to take Dionysius II's throne.
(d) They feared that he would rise above them in power.
5. Who did Plutarch identify as the Senator that Brutus opposed, but joined in a civil war against Caesar?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Crassus.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Sertorius.
Short Answer Questions
1. There were 12 Roman Caesar's. Which one is Plutarch chronicling?
2. How does Plutarch compare the motivations of rebelling between Dion and Brutus?
3. What did Plutarch claim to be the main issue facing Tiberius after he was elected tribune of the people?
4. What does Plutarch consider to be the difference in the military achievements between Dion and Brutus?
5. How did Plutarch explain the difference between Tiberius and Caius when they delivered speeches?
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