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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what sort of family does Plutarch claim Eumenes was raised?
(a) A noble family.
(b) A ruling class family.
(c) A poor laboring family.
(d) A military family

3. How did Plutarch report that Cato prevented the Roman Senate from naming Caesar the Consul of Rome?
(a) He kept the motion to make Caesar consul in the committee.
(b) He used his authority to prevent senators from entering the senate.
(c) He used his authority to adjust the calendar of the senate.
(d) He spent the entire day speaking and prevented the Senate from acting on the motion.

4. How did Plutarch characterize Phocion's speech?
(a) "Never had anyone said so much to so many with so few words."
(b) "Few had ever said as much with a paucity of verbage."
(c) "...full of instruction, abounding in happy maxims and wise thoughts, but admitted no embellishment to its austere and commanding brevity."
(d) "...That even from his infancy, in his speech, his countenance, and all his childish pastimes, he discovered and inflexible temper,..."

5. Who did Plutarch report to be the father of Agis and Agesilaus?
(a) Duris the historian.
(b) Zeuxidamus, King of the Lacedaemonians.
(c) Archidamus, king of the Lacedaemonians.
(d) Alcibiades.

6. What was Caesar's first step, according to Plutarch, when he was informed of Sylla's power being in decline?
(a) He began rallying support in the senate to have Sylla removed from power.
(b) He attended the school of a famous rhetorician named Apollonius.
(c) He joined with Crassus and Pompey to form a triumvirate to overpower Sylla.
(d) He returned to his home realizing that Sylla no longer had the support to eliminate his enemies.

7. Who invaded Spartan provinces while Cleomenes was making reforms in Spartan government, according to Plutarch?
(a) Greek General Aratas.
(b) Persian King Darius.
(c) Macedonian King Philip.
(d) Roman General Pompey.

8. Who does Plutarch report to be the master of Rome before Caesar came to power?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Cato.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Sylla.

9. 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) The Temple of Diana burned down and a story was spread that it did so because Diana was attending the birth of Alexander.
(b) A Macedonian fleet survived a horrible storm at sea on the day Alexander was born.
(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.

10. What Roman political leader does Plutarch claim was a friend to Cato's family?
(a) Sylla.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Sertorius.

11. What subject does Plutarch report Sertorius mastered as a youth?
(a) History.
(b) Oratory.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Grammar.

12. 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) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

13. Who is the famous Roman General that Plutarch claims Sertorius outwitted during his exile in Spain?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Phocion.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Pompey.

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

15. What was the most notable sign that Plutarch suggests that proves Caesar had begun to win popular support to challenge Sylla?
(a) When he allied himself with Sylla's enemies in the Senate.
(b) When he challenged Sylla's hold on power directly in the Senate.
(c) When he praised an enemy of Sylla's, named Marius, during the eulogy of Marius' wife.
(d) When he took possession of a field owned by Sylla.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a political hurdle that Plutarch claimed Pompey had to overcome?

2. With whom does Plutarch report Agis ruled over the Lacedaemonians?

3. What does Plutarch claim Caesar chose to do while Sylla's power reached its peak?

4. Plutarch compares Sertorius to Philip, Antigonus, and Hannibal for his aggression, strategy, and what one other commonality?

5. What does Plutarch claim Aristotle provided that he considered, "...a perfect portable treasure of all military virtue and knowledge...."?

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