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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What battle against Macedon, according to Plutarch, that Phocion warned against taking that the Athenians lost under a different general?
(a) The battle at Chaeronea.
(b) The battle of Persia.
(c) The battle for Euboea.
(d) The battle of Delphi.

3. What does Plutarch claim Caesar said when he heard of Cato's suicide?
(a) "Cato, I grudge your death, as you have grudged me the preservation of your life."
(b) "My greatest enemy has been vanquished and now I can rule supreme."
(c) "You're a greater man than I, Cato."
(d) "I come not to bury Cato, but to praise him."

4. What came of Rome after Crassus died, according to Plutarch?
(a) The Senate was split in its support for Caesar or Pompey.
(b) Caesar conspired to have Pompey assassinated.
(c) Pompey fled Rome out of fear of Caesar's desire to take total control.
(d) It collapsed into a civil war between supporters of Caesar and Pompey.

5. Who is the famous Roman General that Plutarch claims Sertorius outwitted during his exile in Spain?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Phocion.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Cicero.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Pompey make war that Plutarch reported eventually led to his death in Egypt?

2. How does Plutarch compare the climb to power between Agesilaus and Pompey?

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

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

5. What was Caesar's first step, according to Plutarch, when he was informed of Sylla's power being in decline?

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