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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cato the Younger.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first similarity that Plutarch recognized between Sertorius and Eumenes?
(a) That they were both embraced by the political leaders of their countries.
(b) They were both banished to foreign lands, but came to be commanders of powerful forces.
(c) That they both came from laboring families but worked up to the Noble class.
(d) That they were both ferocious in battle.

3. Who does Plutarch report ruled Rome in a Triumvirate while Cato served in the Senate?
(a) Brutus, Octavius, and Antony.
(b) Sertorius, Brutus, and Cassius.
(c) Tiberius, Cicero, and Caius.
(d) Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

4. Who did Phocion advise Alexander to make war against rather than the Athenians, according to Plutarch?
(a) The Indians.
(b) The Spartans.
(c) The Persians.
(d) The Romans.

5. How does Plutarch compare the climb to power between Agesilaus and Pompey?
(a) Pompey made his rise to greatness by confronting tyrants, but Agesilaus rose through allying with tryants.
(b) Pompey made his rise to power by murdering rivals, but Agesilaus rose by negotiating with rivals.
(c) Pompey made his rise to greatness by the fairest and justest means, but Agesilaus rose through the deception of a misinterpreted prophesy.
(d) Pompey made his rise to power with great military victories, but Agesilaus rose by negotiating peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Plutarch report commissioned Caesar to travel to Spain?

2. According to Plutarch, what eventually led to Alexander and his mother, Olympia, separating from Philip to become his rivals?

3. According to Plutarch, when did Phocion rise to power in Athens?

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?

5. Who does Plutarch report took in Cato and his siblings after they were orphaned, and for what was this person known?

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