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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Demosthenes, Cicero and The Comparison of Demosthenes and Cicero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Plutarch report to be the first Roman official to try to take up the issue that confronted Tiberius after his election as tribune?
(a) Caius Laelius.
(b) Crassus.
(c) Scipio.
(d) Cicero.

2. Why does Plutarch claim that Cicero's leading the execution of conspirators to overthrow Rome was controversial?
(a) Because executions of failed conspirators was rare.
(b) Because the conspiracy involved Rome's most important generals.
(c) Because they were done without a trial.
(d) Because Romans abhorred violence.

3. 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?
(a) A Macedonian fleet survived a horrible storm at sea on the day Alexander was born.
(b) An earthquake shook the royal palace while Alexander was being born.
(c) Lightning hit the area of the palace where Alexander's mother was giving birth.
(d) The Temple of Diana burned down and a story was spread that it did so because Diana was attending the birth of Alexander.

4. What does Plutarch claim caused Caesar and Pompey to become rivals for power?
(a) The rivalry between Pompey's father and Caesar's family.
(b) Pompey's defeat to Sertorius in Spain.
(c) Crassus' death.
(d) Pompey's alliance with Crassus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Plutarch identify as the primary difference between "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?

2. What battle against Macedon, according to Plutarch, that Phocion warned against taking that the Athenians lost under a different general?

3. Who does Plutarch claim to be the three Macedonian Kings under whom Demosthenes lived?

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

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

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