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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Phocion.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the master of Rome prior to Caesar's reign make himself an enemy to Caesar, according to Plutarch?
(a) Sylla wanted Caesar to put his wife away because her father, Cinna, was the ruler of Rome priort to Sylla.
(b) Cassius conspired with Brutus to remove Caesar from contention for power.
(c) Cato warned the Senate of the ambitions of Caesar.
(d) Crassus allied himself with Pompey in the Roman Senate to force Caesar into a triumvirate.

3. Who did Plutarch report to be the father of Agis and Agesilaus?
(a) Alcibiades.
(b) Duris the historian.
(c) Archidamus, king of the Lacedaemonians.
(d) Zeuxidamus, King of the Lacedaemonians.

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 attempted to have Pompey imprisoned.
(c) Sylla dispatched Pompey to Spain to quell rebellions.
(d) Sylla defeated Pompey in battle as he was returning from conquests in Europe.

5. What disaster does Plutarch report occurred on the day that Alexander was born that later added to the legend that he was a demi-god?
(a) A Macedonian fleet survived a horrible storm at sea on the day Alexander was born.
(b) The Temple of Diana burned down and a story was spread that it did so because Diana was attending the birth of Alexander.
(c) Lightning hit the area of the palace where Alexander's mother was giving birth.
(d) An earthquake shook the royal palace while Alexander was being born.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Alexander when Plutarch claims he took the Macedonian throne after Philip's death?

2. With whom did Pompey make war that Plutarch reported eventually led to his death in Egypt?

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

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

5. According to Plutarch, when did Phocion rise to power in Athens?

(see the answer key)

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