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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what sort of family does Plutarch claim Sertorius was raised?
(a) A military family.
(b) A poor laboring family.
(c) A noble family.
(d) A ruling class family.

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 Caesar in an attempt to take Caesar's power.
(b) Pompey led a civil war against Crassus to consolidate the power of the Triumvirate.
(c) Pompey led a civil war against Antony after the assassination of Caesar.
(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) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. In what sort of family does Plutarch claim Eumenes was raised?
(a) A noble family.
(b) A poor laboring family.
(c) A military family
(d) A ruling class family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were they, and what were the nationalities of Alexander's parents, according to Plutarch?

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

3. What was the most notable sign that Plutarch suggests that proves Caesar had begun to win popular support to challenge Sylla?

4. What does Plutarch report to be the joke that Neoptoleumus, captain of Alexander's lifeguard, told of Eumenes?

5. According to Plutarch, how did Caesar begin his rise to power over Rome?

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