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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Macedonian King from which Plutarch reported Demetrius and his father, Antigonus, freed Athens?
(a) Philip.
(b) Cassander.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Antipater.

2. After his return from Spain, with whom does Plutarch claim Caesar took power over Rome in the Triumvirate?
(a) Sylla and Nero.
(b) Crassus and Pompey.
(c) Brutus and Cassius.
(d) Antony and Octavius.

3. What political difference does Plutarch recognize between "The Spartans"?
(a) Agis depended on sarcastic rhetorical skills, but Cleomenes rhetorical style was theatrical and well rehearsed.
(b) Agis showed a lack of determination, but Cleomenes inspired revolution with boldness and violence.
(c) Agis was an uncontrolled revolutionary, but Cleomenes sought peaceful negotiations as a means of change.
(d) Agis was fiery and relentless, but Cleomenes was methodical and careful.

4. Who did Plutarch claim Agis had imprisoned and hanged?
(a) Agesilaus.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Leotychides.
(d) Leonidas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first similarity that Plutarch recognized between Sertorius and Eumenes?

2. Who does Plutarch report to be the father of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus?

3. In what sort of activity did Eumenes get the attention of Philip of Macedon, according to Plutarch?

4. According to Plutarch, how did Cleomenes become King of the Spartans?

5. What does Plutarch consider to be the difference in the military achievements between Dion and Brutus?

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