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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dion, Marcus Brutus and The Comparison of Dion and Brutus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who joined Agis to turn back the laws that placed inherited land under control of a few wealthy families, according to Plutarch?
(a) Lysander, the son of Libys and Madroclidas, the son of Ecphanes.
(b) Leonidas, son of Cleonymus.
(c) Agesilaus, his half brother.
(d) Cleomenes, husband to Agiatis.

2. According to Plutarch, when did Phocion rise to power in Athens?
(a) After Alexander had decided to invade Persia.
(b) As the ship of state in Athens was sinking.
(c) As Greece was recovering from war with the Macedonians.
(d) After the death of Eumenes.

3. Who did Plutarch identify as the Senator that Brutus opposed, but joined in a civil war against Caesar?
(a) Sertorius.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Cassius.

4. What are the character qualities Plutarch attributes to Cato from infancy?
(a) He had an uncommon ability to retain knowledge.
(b) He had an influential rhetorical style that easily impressed audiences.
(c) He had an inflexible temper, resolute in purpose, and not easily provoked to anger.
(d) He showed great sensitivity to women and plebes.

5. How did Agesilaus take the throne from his brother, Agis, according to Plutarch?
(a) Agesilaus defeated Agis in a duel.
(b) Lysander, a popular general, applied a misinterpretation of a prophesy against the rumored illegitimate son of Agis.
(c) Agesilaus hired conspirators to murder Agis.
(d) Agesilaus poisoned Agis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What came of Rome after Crassus died, according to Plutarch?

2. What does Plutarch report of Cato during this civil war?

3. Which one of the four being compared does Plutarch report had no great action worthy of a commander?

4. How does Plutarch explain public anger both Dion and Brutus received for their stands against Dionysius II and Caesar respectively?

5. With whom did Pompey ally himself to overcome the reputation of his father, and who did Plutarch report they oppose in a civil conflict for power over Rome?

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