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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Plutarch report Alexander died?
(a) Athens.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Persia.
(d) India.

2. What is a major difference between Sertorius and Eumenes that Plutarch recognized?
(a) Sertorius' soldiers yielded to him freely, whereas Eumenes won a contested office by proving his superiority.
(b) Sertorius was well read, but Eumenes was illiterate.
(c) That Sertorious had the support of the government, but Eumenes was in rebellion against the government.
(d) That Sertorius was a learned captain, but Eumenes gained all of his knowledge from battle.

3. What five qualities does Plutarch claim that Sertorius possessed in greater qualities than the other generals to whom Plutarch compared him?
(a) Ferocity, integrity, honesty, nobility, and courage.
(b) Nobility, mercy honesty, faithfulness, and humility.
(c) Bravery, wisdom, frugality, humility, and foresightedness.
(d) Contentment, faithfulness, mercy, prudence and judgment.

4. How was Pompey acquitted of embezzlement that Plutarch reported was accused against his father after he died?
(a) Pompey traced the thefts to a freed slave of his father's, named Alexander.
(b) Pompey proved his father was in Spain governing the Roman province when the money had disappeared.
(c) Pompey set us his own slave as having stolen the funds.
(d) Pompey pledged his loyalty to Sylla.

5. Who was the Persian King that Plutarch reported Alexander defeated on his expedition to India?
(a) Philip.
(b) Antipater.
(c) Darius.
(d) Hercules.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What subject does Plutarch report Sertorius mastered as a youth?

3. What did Plutarch report to be Agesilaus' physical deformity?

4. What did Plutarch claim was the final indication that Pompey had fallen out of Sylla's favor?

5. What was a political hurdle that Plutarch claimed Pompey had to overcome?

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