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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Galba and Otho.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the master of Rome prior to Caesar's reign make himself an enemy to Caesar, according to Plutarch?
(a) Sylla wanted Caesar to put his wife away because her father, Cinna, was the ruler of Rome priort to Sylla.
(b) Crassus allied himself with Pompey in the Roman Senate to force Caesar into a triumvirate.
(c) Cato warned the Senate of the ambitions of Caesar.
(d) Cassius conspired with Brutus to remove Caesar from contention for power.

2. 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?
(a) Pompey allied himself with a very popular general named Sylla and they united their armies to oppose the tyrant, Carbo.
(b) Pompey allied himself with Caesar in an attempt to overthrow Sylla.
(c) Pompey allied himself with Metellus to overthrow Sertorius' rebellions in Spain.
(d) Pompey allied himself with Crassus to overthrow Caesar.

3. What does Plutarch report that Antony did after his first reaction the Assassination of Caesar?
(a) Organized a tribunal to judge the members of the conspiracy.
(b) Joined Octavius and Lepidus in a triumvirate.
(c) Began a civil war to punish Brutus and Cassius.
(d) He delivered a speech that turned the Roman population against Brutus and Cassius.

4. How old was Alexander when Plutarch claims he took the Macedonian throne after Philip's death?
(a) 20.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

5. Plutarch's tone in the profile of Aratus changes from his other reports. Why is this?
(a) Plutarch was commissioned by Aratus' decendants to write the history.
(b) It was written directly to a descendant of Aratus named Polycrates.
(c) Plutarch declares Aratus to be his most favored figure.
(d) Plutarch is a decendant of Aratus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Plutarch report to be the condition of Lacedaemonia when Agis and his partner began their reign?

2. Why does Plutarch consider Demetrius' death more dishonorable than Antony's?

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?

4. What did Plutarch identify as the primary difference between "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?

5. What honor does Plutarch report this earned for Demetrius and Antigonus from the Athenians?

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