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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 Plutarch claim Artaxerxes avoided a war with the Spartans?
(a) He joined with Alexander who then routed the Spartans.
(b) He navigated his troops around the Spartans until they became exhausted and depleted.
(c) He bribed the Greeks to declare war with the Spartans.
(d) He offered the Spartans half his kingdom.

2. What does Plutarch claim Caesar said when he heard of Cato's suicide?
(a) "You're a greater man than I, Cato."
(b) "I come not to bury Cato, but to praise him."
(c) "My greatest enemy has been vanquished and now I can rule supreme."
(d) "Cato, I grudge your death, as you have grudged me the preservation of your life."

3. How does Plutarch explain that Aratus finally end Nicocles' reign over Sicyon?
(a) He led a revolution in Sicyon to overthrow all the tyrants.
(b) He conducted a covert insurrection and drove Nicocles from his house.
(c) He conducted a military confrontation against the army of Sicyon.
(d) He used his rhetorical skills to inspire the population to establish its own government.

4. What honor does Plutarch report this earned for Demetrius and Antigonus from the Athenians?
(a) They were awarded with vineyards and gold.
(b) They were given powerful positions in the Athenian Assembly.
(c) They were given a palace.
(d) They were named among the Athenian dieties.

5. Who does Plutarch report ruled Rome in a Triumvirate while Cato served in the Senate?
(a) Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.
(b) Brutus, Octavius, and Antony.
(c) Tiberius, Cicero, and Caius.
(d) Sertorius, Brutus, and Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Plutarch report to be the first Roman official to try to take up the issue that confronted Tiberius after his election as tribune?

2. In what sort of activity did Eumenes get the attention of Philip of Macedon, according to Plutarch?

3. What did Plutarch report to be Phocion's view of war whenever he was brought into debates with other Greek leaders?

4. Who did Brutus join in the successful assassination attempt against Caesar, according to Plutarch?

5. Who does Plutarch identify as the father of Aratus?

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