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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. What tyrannical Syracusan King does Plutarch report Dion served as he became wealthy?
(a) Sylla.
(b) Nicocles.
(c) Dionysius I.
(d) Dionysius II.
2. Which of the four being compared does Plutarch accuse of committing the crime of deposing a fellow elected official?
(a) Cleomenes.
(b) Tiberius.
(c) Agis.
(d) Caius.
3. What does Plutarch identify as the difference in the characters between "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?
(a) "The Roman Brothers" had a desire for glory and honors, but "The Spartans" loved contests and aspired to despotic power.
(b) "The Roman Brothers" sought to serve the Romans, but "The Spartans" sought to inspire revolution against Sparta's kings.
(c) "The Roman Brothers" had a desire to strengthen the systems of the Senate, but "The Spartans" sought to place all power in a single king.
(d) "The Roman Brothers" aspired to despotic power, but "The Spartans had a desire for glory and honors.
4. From whom did Phocion learn of the military during his youth, according to Plutarch?
(a) Eumenes, the Spartan.
(b) Chabrias, the General.
(c) Philip, the Macedonian.
(d) Sertorius, the Roman.
5. 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 returned to his home realizing that Sylla no longer had the support to eliminate his enemies.
(c) He joined with Crassus and Pompey to form a triumvirate to overpower Sylla.
(d) He began rallying support in the senate to have Sylla removed from power.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Phocion advise Alexander to make war against rather than the Athenians, according to Plutarch?
2. What does Plutarch consider to be the difference between the reasons that Demosthenes and Cicero fled from the authorities?
3. How did Plutarch compare Agesilaus and Pompey in their treatment of the men who supported their rise to power?
4. Which one of the four being compared does Plutarch report had no great action worthy of a commander?
5. What question, according to Plutarch, did Cato ask his guardian, Sarpedon, as he watched executions that were ordered by the Roman political leader?
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