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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Plutarch explain the difference between Tiberius and Caius when they delivered speeches?
(a) Tiberius was confrontational; Caius was diplomatic.
(b) Tiberius was rehearsed and serious; Caius was sarcastic and whimisical.
(c) Tiberius was gentle and composed, and Caius was earnest and vehement.
(d) Tiberius was verbose and theatrical; Caius was slow and methodical.

2. How does Plutarch claim Demetrius fell into disfavor with the Athenians?
(a) By using his position in the assembly to solicit bribes.
(b) By selling his sword to the Macedonians.
(c) By demanding and squandering a large sum of money after liberating Athens a second time.
(d) By living in debauchery and drunkedness.

3. 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?
(a) Crassus.
(b) Scipio.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Caius Laelius.

4. Who did Plutarch identify as the Senator that Brutus opposed, but joined in a civil war against Caesar?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Sertorius.
(d) Crassus.

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

6. Who did Demetrius kill to take the throne of Macedon, according to Plutarch?
(a) Alexander, son of Cassander.
(b) .Cassander.
(c) Alexander, son of Philip.
(d) Antipater.

7. Why does Plutarch claim that Cicero's leading the execution of conspirators to overthrow Rome was controversial?
(a) Because they were done without a trial.
(b) Because the conspiracy involved Rome's most important generals.
(c) Because executions of failed conspirators was rare.
(d) Because Romans abhorred violence.

8. How did Ochus come to succeed Artaxerxes, according to Plutarch?
(a) He was the favorite of his mother.
(b) He murdered his brother Arsames and drove his other brother Ariaspes to suicide.
(c) He avoided war, but his brothers died in war.
(d) He bribed his father.

9. Where did Demosthenes encourage Greeks to resist the rule of Philip and Alexander, according to Plutarch?
(a) On the streets of Athens.
(b) In the Athenian Assembly.
(c) Through a Greek defensive alliance called Achaea.
(d) At the battle of Chaeronea.

10. After the death of Tiberius, what did Plutarch report to be the first office to which his brother, Caius was elected?
(a) Quaestor.
(b) Senator.
(c) Consul.
(d) Magistrate.

11. How does Plutarch explain public anger both Dion and Brutus received for their stands against Dionysius II and Caesar respectively?
(a) The public was angry at Dion for opposing an effective leader, but it was angry at Brutus for not having a trial on Caesar's crimes.
(b) The public was angry at Dion for leaving Syracuse after he overthrew Dionysius II, but it was angry at Brutus for not staying in Rome.
(c) The public was angry at Dion for having allowed Dionysius II to escape, but the public was angry with Brutus for killing a popular leader.
(d) The public was angry at Dion for trying to take Dionysius II's throne, but it was angry at Brutus for turning away from the vacant throne.

12. How did Tiberius finally push his land reform law through the Senate, according to Plutarch?
(a) He imposed an edict preventing all magistrates from performing their functions until the law was passed.
(b) He influenced the praetorian guard to enforce the law in spite of it not passing the senate.
(c) He used his rhetorical skills to influence the senate to support his land reform law.
(d) He incited the homeless soldiers to storm the senate and forse it to support the law.

13. Who was the Macedonian King from which Plutarch reported Demetrius and his father, Antigonus, freed Athens?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Cassander.
(c) Philip.
(d) Antipater.

14. What political difference does Plutarch recognize between "The Spartans"?
(a) Agis was fiery and relentless, but Cleomenes was methodical and careful.
(b) Agis showed a lack of determination, but Cleomenes inspired revolution with boldness and violence.
(c) Agis was an uncontrolled revolutionary, but Cleomenes sought peaceful negotiations as a means of change.
(d) Agis depended on sarcastic rhetorical skills, but Cleomenes rhetorical style was theatrical and well rehearsed.

15. What does Plutarch consider to be the difference in the military achievements between Dion and Brutus?
(a) Dion favored closed confrontations, but Brutus preferred fighting in open fields.
(b) Brutus was a better general, but Dion faced more worthy opponents.
(c) Don was a better tactician, but Brutus was more courageous.
(d) Dion was the better general, but Brutus faced a more worthy opponent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Plutarch claim to be the differences in motivation between Demosthenes and Cicero?

2. Which one of the four being compared does Plutarch report had no great action worthy of a commander?

3. What does Plutarch claim that Brutus' decision to betray Caesar prove?

4. According to Plutarch, why was the issue still alive for Tiberius in spite of previous efforts to address the issue?

5. How was Cyrus' effort to overthrow Artaxerxes ended, according to Plutarch?

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