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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Plutarch's report, how did Phocion become general more than 45 times?
(a) He was willing to fight for any kingdom that desired his services.
(b) He subverted the commands of many generals.
(c) He sold his services to many land owners who needed protection.
(d) He was elected to lead the armies by free election.

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

3. According to Plutarch, what eventually led to Alexander and his mother, Olympia, separating from Philip to become his rivals?
(a) Philip's drunken display at the wedding of one of his nieces.
(b) Philip's many marriages.
(c) Philip's humiliating defeat against the Spartans.
(d) Philip's squandering the family wealth on horses and soldiers.

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) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

5. To whose death did Plutarch compare the death of Phocion?
(a) Aristotle's.
(b) To Cato's.
(c) To Sertorius'.
(d) To Caesar's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far to the East did Plutarch claim Alexander spread his empire?

2. What preceded Caesar's election by the Senate to Dictator, according to Plutarch?

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

4. What does Plutarch claim Aristotle provided that he considered, "...a perfect portable treasure of all military virtue and knowledge...."?

5. How old was Alexander when Plutarch claims he took the Macedonian throne after Philip's death?

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