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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based upon the intended audience of the profile on Aratus, what does Plutarch establish as his focus?
(a) His personal similarity to the nobility of Aratus.
(b) The influence that ancestral examples can have on developing the character of children.
(c) The desire of other public figures to conduct themselves like Aratus.
(d) The gratitude of the decendants of Aratus.

2. Why does Plutarch suggest that Dion was banished from Syracuse by the supporters of Dionysisus' son, Dionysisus II?
(a) They feared the influence he was having against the Dionysius II use of tyrrany.
(b) They feared he would have them killed.
(c) They feared that he was plotting to take Dionysius II's throne.
(d) They feared that he would rise above them in power.

3. How did Alexander show favor to Eumenes, according to Plutarch?
(a) By making Eumenes his spear carrier.
(b) By arranging Eumenes' marriage to the sister of his wife.
(c) By employing Eumenes in the palace.
(d) By allowing Eumenes to train the royal horses.

4. In what sort of activity did Eumenes get the attention of Philip of Macedon, according to Plutarch?
(a) Breaking horses at a stable.
(b) Delivering speeches in his school.
(c) Working as a servant in Philip's palace.
(d) Youth matches in Cardia.

5. What did Plutarch report as the difference in the affects on the homelands of "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?
(a) The work of "The Roman Brothers" gave no addition to Rome's former greatness, but "The Spartans" helped Sparta exert power over all of Peloponnesus and restored the orderly rule of the sons of Hercules.
(b) "The Roman Brothers" stabilized the government prior to its greatest empirical march, but "The Spartans" left the government stagnated and ineffectual.
(c) "The Roman Brothers" were responsible for the split of the Roman Empire, but "The Spartans" extended Sparta into India.
(d) The work of "The Roman Brothers" helped to expand the Roman Empire, but "The Spartans" led to an extended captivity to Macedon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Plutarch report Caesar lost his position as Dictator?

2. What affect does Plutarch claim Aratus' education and his father's death have on Aratus?

3. What was the most notable sign that Plutarch suggests that proves Caesar had begun to win popular support to challenge Sylla?

4. For what does Plutarch claim Marcus Brutus is known?

5. What did Plutarch report Darius did to prevent his ascension to Artaxerxes' throne?

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