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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 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) The Temple of Diana burned down and a story was spread that it did so because Diana was attending the birth of Alexander.
(c) An earthquake shook the royal palace while Alexander was being born.
(d) Lightning hit the area of the palace where Alexander's mother was giving birth.

2. How did Plutarch report Caesar lost his position as Dictator?
(a) He was challenged to war by Ptolemy, which Caesar lost.
(b) He was assassinated by a conspiracy led by Cassius and Marcus Brutus.
(c) An insurrection by soldiers stationed in Germany.
(d) The Roman Senate voted to exile Caesar for his many wars.

3. How old does Plutarch claim Alexander to have been when Philip left him in charge of Macedon while he went on an expedition against Byzantine?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

4. What does Plutarch report to be the condition of Lacedaemonia when Agis and his partner began their reign?
(a) It was taken by avarice, a base spirit, luxury, effeminacy and had fallen from her former virtue and repute.
(b) It was beaten down by wars with citizens who had lost hope of recovery.
(c) Lacedaemonia had become little more than a crossroad for commerce to more industrious cities.
(d) Lacedaemonia had risen to become the most powerful of Spartan cities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Plutarch report to be the father of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus?

2. Where did Demosthenes encourage Greeks to resist the rule of Philip and Alexander, according to Plutarch?

3. Which of the four being compared does Plutarch accuse of committing the crime of deposing a fellow elected official?

4. How does Plutarch claim Demetrius fell into disfavor with the Athenians?

5. After his return from Spain, with whom does Plutarch claim Caesar took power over Rome in the Triumvirate?

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