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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. Which one of the four being compared does Plutarch report had no great action worthy of a commander?
(a) Agis.
(b) Tiberius.
(c) Cleomenes.
(d) Caius.

2. How does Plutarch claim the birth order of Agis and Agesilaus affected their lives?
(a) Agis, the older, was given the inheritance of the king, but Agesilaus was given the authority over a province.
(b) Agis, the older, was educated to be king, and Agesilaus was given a common education.
(c) Agis, the older, was the favorite of the father, but Agesilaus was the favorite of their mother.
(d) Agis, the older, was trained in military matters, but Agesilaus was trained in agricultural arts.

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

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

5. What preceded Caesar's election by the Senate to Dictator, according to Plutarch?
(a) His defeat over Pompey in a civil war.
(b) Brutus' pledge of support to Caesar.
(c) Cassius choosing to join Caesar's army.
(d) A crowd stirring speech by Antony.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Plutarch characterize Phocion's speech?

2. Who joined Agis to turn back the laws that placed inherited land under control of a few wealthy families, according to Plutarch?

3. Why did Plutarch consider Agesilaus a better general than Pompey?

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

5. What was a political hurdle that Plutarch claimed Pompey had to overcome?

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