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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom did Pompey make war that Plutarch reported eventually led to his death in Egypt?
(a) Pompey led a civil war against Crassus to consolidate the power of the Triumvirate.
(b) Pompey led a civil war against Sertorius to exert Roman control over Western Europe.
(c) Pompey led a civil war against Caesar in an attempt to take Caesar's power.
(d) Pompey led a civil war against Antony after the assassination of Caesar.

3. How did Alexander show favor to Eumenes, according to Plutarch?
(a) By employing Eumenes in the palace.
(b) By arranging Eumenes' marriage to the sister of his wife.
(c) By allowing Eumenes to train the royal horses.
(d) By making Eumenes his spear carrier.

4. What did Plutarch report to be Agesilaus' physical deformity?
(a) He had a lame hand.
(b) He had one leg shorter than the other.
(c) He was blind.
(d) He had only one eye.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Plutarch compare the climb to power between Agesilaus and Pompey?

2. How does Plutarch explain public anger both Dion and Brutus received for their stands against Dionysius II and Caesar respectively?

3. How did Plutarch compare the deaths of "The Roman Brothers" to "The Spartans"?

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

5. What is the reason Plutarch gives for Aratus deciding to make alliance with Philip of Macedon?

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