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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Brutus join in the successful assassination attempt against Caesar, according to Plutarch?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Antony.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Cassius.

2. Who does Plutarch identify as the father of Aratus?
(a) Cleon.
(b) Abantidas.
(c) Timoclides.
(d) Clinias.

3. Who does Plutarch identify as predecessor to Galba as emperor of Rome?
(a) Nero.
(b) Octavian.
(c) Lepidus.
(d) Otho.

4. Which of the four being compared does Plutarch accuse of committing the crime of deposing a fellow elected official?
(a) Cleomenes.
(b) Caius.
(c) Agis.
(d) Tiberius.

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

6. According to Plutarch, what was Artaxerxes' name before he became king?
(a) Ariaspes.
(b) Arsicas.
(c) Darius.
(d) Ochus.

7. What tyrannical Syracusan King does Plutarch report Dion served as he became wealthy?
(a) Dionysius I.
(b) Nicocles.
(c) Dionysius II.
(d) Sylla.

8. What does Plutarch claim that Brutus' decision to betray Caesar prove?
(a) That he was ungrateful for the grace that Caesar extended to him after the civil war with Pompey.
(b) That he harbored resentment for his abandoning his mother after their affair.
(c) That he wanted the opportunity to rule Rome.
(d) That he was driven by principle and not emotion.

9. How does Plutarch claim that Demosthenes became the best orator of his time?
(a) He was an avid reader and often quoted from the ancient masters.
(b) He was trained in rhetorical arts by Aristotle.
(c) By practicing long hours to develop a dramatic, persuasive style.
(d) He had a natural flare that came naturally.

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

11. What does Plutarch record that Antony did in response to Brutus' and Cassius' assassination of Caesar?
(a) Used the vacancy created by Caesar's death to attempt to fill a power vacuum.
(b) Started an immediate pursuit to execute them for their crimes.
(c) Recommend them as governors for Roman provinces.
(d) Joined their alliance so he could become part of the Roman power structure.

12. Who does Plutarch claim to be the three Macedonian Kings under whom Demosthenes lived?
(a) Alexander, Antipater, Philip III.
(b) Amyntas IV, Philip, Alexander.
(c) Antipater, Philip III, Cassander.
(d) Philip, Alexander, and Antipater.

13. How does Plutarch compare the motivations of rebelling between Dion and Brutus?
(a) Dion rebelled against tyranny, but Brutus sought to restore the Roman Republic.
(b) Many supported Dion's revolution, but Brutus was opposed by the general public.
(c) Many thought Dion sought power for himself, but Brutus wanted only to serve Rome.
(d) Dion rebelled for the benefit of Syracusans, but Brutus wanted power.

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

15. Who led a conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Government that Plutarch reports Cicero exposed in the Senate?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Cataline.
(c) Darius.
(d) Cassius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Demosthenes encourage Greeks to resist the rule of Philip and Alexander, according to Plutarch?

2. Why does Plutarch suggest that Dion was banished from Syracuse by the supporters of Dionysisus' son, Dionysisus II?

3. What is the first difference that Plutarch found between Demetrius and Antony?

4. What did Plutarch report as the difference in the affects on the homelands of "The Roman Brothers" and "The Spartans"?

5. What is the difference Plutarch cites between the leaders that Dion and Brutus overthrew?

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