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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the character qualities Plutarch attributes to Cato from infancy?
(a) He had an influential rhetorical style that easily impressed audiences.
(b) He had an uncommon ability to retain knowledge.
(c) He showed great sensitivity to women and plebes.
(d) He had an inflexible temper, resolute in purpose, and not easily provoked to anger.

2. What role did Antony eventually take in Rome, according to Plutarch, after Caesar's assassination?
(a) He became the consul of the senate.
(b) He became the lead diplomat to Egypt.
(c) He became one of Rome's most powerful generals.
(d) He took power with Lepidius and Octavian in a triumvirate similar to the one formed by Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

3. There were 12 Roman Caesar's. Which one is Plutarch chronicling?
(a) Octavious Caesar.
(b) Tiberius Caesar.
(c) The first Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar.
(d) Caesar Augustus.

4. What did Plutarch claim came of Caius after his death?
(a) His body was displayed by his enemies as a warning to his supporters.
(b) His head was cut off and presented to Opimius as a gift.
(c) His body was found by his family and burned.
(d) Romans felt regret for what had happened and erected a statue in his honor.

5. How does Plutarch explain that Aratus finally end Nicocles' reign over Sicyon?
(a) He led a revolution in Sicyon to overthrow all the tyrants.
(b) He conducted a military confrontation against the army of Sicyon.
(c) He used his rhetorical skills to inspire the population to establish its own government.
(d) He conducted a covert insurrection and drove Nicocles from his house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Plutarch report to be the master of Rome before Caesar came to power?

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

3. Who does Plutarch claim to be the three Macedonian Kings under whom Demosthenes lived?

4. What preceded Caesar's election by the Senate to Dictator, according to Plutarch?

5. After the death of Tiberius, what did Plutarch report to be the first office to which his brother, Caius was elected?

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