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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Plutarch identify as the father of Aratus?
(a) Cleon.
(b) Timoclides.
(c) Clinias.
(d) Abantidas.

2. Who did Plutarch identify as the Senator that Brutus opposed, but joined in a civil war against Caesar?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Sertorius.
(d) Crassus.

3. How did Plutarch compare Agesilaus and Pompey in their treatment of the men who supported their rise to power?
(a) Agesilaus placed Lysander in an important province to honor his help whereas Pompey began making political connections so he could escape the influence of Sylla.
(b) Pompey remained loyal to Sylla even through the years Sylla had withdrawn his favor, but Agesilaus cast off Lysander with reproach after he rose to power on Lysander's misinterpretation of prophesy.
(c) Both Agesilaus and Pompey betrayed those who helped them through their careers.
(d) Both Agesilaus and Pompey remained loyal to those who helped their careers.

4. How does Plutarch report that Demosthenes and Cicero showed the differences in their personalities through their speeches?
(a) Demosthenes was trivial and lighthearted, but Cicero was somber and deliberate.
(b) Demosthenes loved to just and make fun of his opponents, but Cicero was serious and eloquent.
(c) Demosthenes was serious and eloquent, but Cicero loved to jest and make fun of his opponents.
(d) Demosthenes was somber and deliberte, but Cicero was trivial and lighthearted.

5. With whom did Pompey ally himself to overcome the reputation of his father, and who did Plutarch report they oppose in a civil conflict for power over Rome?
(a) Pompey allied himself with Crassus to overthrow Caesar.
(b) Pompey allied himself with Metellus to overthrow Sertorius' rebellions in Spain.
(c) Pompey allied himself with a very popular general named Sylla and they united their armies to oppose the tyrant, Carbo.
(d) Pompey allied himself with Caesar in an attempt to overthrow Sylla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Plutarch report to be the differences between Rome and Sparta at the time "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans" had their influence?

2. Who led a conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Government that Plutarch reports Cicero exposed in the Senate?

3. Who does Plutarch claim led a successful conspiracy to murder Dion?

4. What does Plutarch identify as the difference in the characters between "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?

5. According to Plutarch, how did Caesar begin his rise to power over Rome?

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