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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. After his return from Spain, with whom does Plutarch claim Caesar took power over Rome in the Triumvirate?
(a) Brutus and Cassius.
(b) Sylla and Nero.
(c) Crassus and Pompey.
(d) Antony and Octavius.

2. According to Plutarch, how did Caesar begin his rise to power over Rome?
(a) By using his military victories to gain political support from the population.
(b) By bringing wealth back to Rome after military victories and sharing it among the plebes.
(c) By forming political alliances in the Senate.
(d) By using his new learned rhetorical skills to bring charges of corruption against high-ranking officials in Sylla's administration.

3. Who does Plutarch report took in Cato and his siblings after they were orphaned, and for what was this person known?
(a) Sylla who was the most violent despot of Rome.
(b) Pompaedius Silo who became a captain in Caesar's army.
(c) Servilia who eventually became the wife of Brutus.
(d) Livius Drusus, an uncle on Cato's mother's side, raised the orphaned siblings, he was known for his role in the government and as being a very eloquent speaker.

4. 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) Octavius.
(c) Caius Laelius.
(d) Opimius.

5. What battle against Macedon, according to Plutarch, that Phocion warned against taking that the Athenians lost under a different general?
(a) The battle for Euboea.
(b) The battle at Chaeronea.
(c) The battle of Delphi.
(d) The battle of Persia.

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. What did Plutarch claim was the final indication that Pompey had fallen out of Sylla's favor?

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

4. Who does Plutarch claim to be the three Macedonian Kings under whom Demosthenes lived?

5. Who does Plutarch report protected Cleomenes while he was in exile?

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