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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How old does Plutarch claim Alexander to have been when Philip left him in charge of Macedon while he went on an expedition against Byzantine?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 20.

5. Who were they, and what were the nationalities of Alexander's parents, according to Plutarch?
(a) Philip of Macedon, and Olympia of Greece.
(b) Attalus of Macedon and Olympia of Greece.
(c) Eumens of Sparta, and Cleopatra of Persia.
(d) Philip of Greece, and Potidaea of Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Plutarch compare Agesilaus and Pompey in their treatment of the men who supported their rise to power?

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

3. How did Agesilaus take the throne from his brother, Agis, according to Plutarch?

4. Who was the Persian King that Plutarch reported Alexander defeated on his expedition to India?

5. Who did Plutarch report to be the father of Agis and Agesilaus?

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