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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was a political hurdle that Plutarch claimed Pompey had to overcome?
(a) Pompey was not respected after he lost battles in Spain.
(b) He was a rival to Crassus.
(c) His father, Strabo, was so reviled by the Romans that they desecrated his body after his death.
(d) He was a rival to Caesar.

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

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

5. How did the master of Rome prior to Caesar's reign make himself an enemy to Caesar, according to Plutarch?
(a) Sylla wanted Caesar to put his wife away because her father, Cinna, was the ruler of Rome priort to Sylla.
(b) Cato warned the Senate of the ambitions of Caesar.
(c) Crassus allied himself with Pompey in the Roman Senate to force Caesar into a triumvirate.
(d) Cassius conspired with Brutus to remove Caesar from contention for power.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sort of family does Plutarch claim Eumenes was raised?

2. What disaster does Plutarch report occurred on the day that Alexander was born that later added to the legend that he was a demi-god?

3. What is the first similarity that Plutarch recognized between Sertorius and Eumenes?

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

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

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