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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 did Plutarch report to be the father of Agis and Agesilaus?
(a) Archidamus, king of the Lacedaemonians.
(b) Zeuxidamus, King of the Lacedaemonians.
(c) Duris the historian.
(d) Alcibiades.

2. Who did Plutarch identify as being responsible for opposing and turning back the legal and land reforms that were won by Caius as tribune?
(a) Antony.
(b) Caius Laelius.
(c) Opimius.
(d) Octavius.

3. Why does Plutarch claim Philip believed that Alexander was a demi-god?
(a) Because Philip had a dream about serpents sleeping with Olympia that were signs of Jupiter's presence.
(b) Because Alexander showed unnatural skill and intelligence from an early age.
(c) Because Philip once saw a serpent sleeping with his wife and he was advised by a pagan priest that the serpent was Ammon (Zeus, Jupiter) who had taken that form.
(d) Because there were three omens that prophets interpreted that Alexander's birth was exalted.

4. Who does Plutarch report protected Cleomenes while he was in exile?
(a) Phocion of Greece.
(b) King Ptolemy of Egypt.
(c) Artaxerxes of Persia.
(d) Aratus of Sycion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Plutarch record that Antony did in response to Brutus' and Cassius' assassination of Caesar?

2. Where does Plutarch claim that Demosthenes was when he committed suicide to avoid capture by the Macedonians?

3. How does Plutarch claim that Demosthenes became the best orator of his time?

4. What did Plutarch claim to be the main issue facing Tiberius after he was elected tribune of the people?

5. How does Plutarch report that Demosthenes and Cicero showed the differences in their personalities through their speeches?

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