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

2. How did Alexander show favor to Eumenes, according to Plutarch?
(a) By allowing Eumenes to train the royal horses.
(b) By making Eumenes his spear carrier.
(c) By arranging Eumenes' marriage to the sister of his wife.
(d) By employing Eumenes in the palace.

3. What was Caesar's first step, according to Plutarch, when he was informed of Sylla's power being in decline?
(a) He attended the school of a famous rhetorician named Apollonius.
(b) He began rallying support in the senate to have Sylla removed from power.
(c) He joined with Crassus and Pompey to form a triumvirate to overpower Sylla.
(d) He returned to his home realizing that Sylla no longer had the support to eliminate his enemies.

4. What was the most notable sign that Plutarch suggests that proves Caesar had begun to win popular support to challenge Sylla?
(a) When he took possession of a field owned by Sylla.
(b) When he allied himself with Sylla's enemies in the Senate.
(c) When he praised an enemy of Sylla's, named Marius, during the eulogy of Marius' wife.
(d) When he challenged Sylla's hold on power directly in the Senate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What five qualities does Plutarch claim that Sertorius possessed in greater qualities than the other generals to whom Plutarch compared him?

2. Why does Plutarch claim Philip believed that Alexander was a demi-god?

3. What does Plutarch identify as the difference in the characters between "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?

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

5. Who was the Persian King that Plutarch reported Alexander defeated on his expedition to India?

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