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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Plutarch suggest that Cleomenes eliminated the office of ephors from Spartan Government?
(a) Because the ephors were inciting the public to overthrow him.
(b) Because he discovered he was king in name only and that the ephors had all the power.
(c) Because the ephors were a barrier to his desire to battle the Greeks.
(d) Because he discovered the ephors were stealing from the public coffers.

3. Who did Plutarch claim Agis had imprisoned and hanged?
(a) Leonidas.
(b) Leotychides.
(c) Lysander.
(d) Agesilaus.

4. What event led Philip to commission Aristotle to teach Alexander, according to Plutarch?
(a) Alexander began offering innovative strategies for battle to Philip's captains.
(b) Alexander broke a horse, Bucephalus, in front of his father and his attendants.
(c) Alexander showed greater intelligence when confronting foes in wrestling matches.
(d) Alexander began surpassing the courses taught him in the royal palace.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Plutarch report took in Cato and his siblings after they were orphaned, and for what was this person known?

3. How old was Alexander when Plutarch claims he took the Macedonian throne after Philip's death?

4. Who does Plutarch report ruled Rome in a Triumvirate while Cato served in the Senate?

5. How far to the East did Plutarch claim Alexander spread his empire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the similarities that Plutarch found between Sertorius and Eumenes?

2. Plutarch reports that Phocion had a continuously frowning look, what is a summary of Phocions quote to Chare when he remarked on his countenance?

3. How does Plutarch describe Alexander impressing his father by taming a horse?

4. What does Plutarch note about the difference between Phocion's public disagreements in the Athenian assembly and how he spoke in general conversation?

5. Where does Plutarch report Caesar traveled to for conquests after he was elected as part of the Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus?

6. According to Plutarch, why did Cato fall into disfavor with Caesar?

7. What skill did Plutarch claim Caesar used to start building political influence in the Senate?

8. Why did Plutarch consider Agesilaus a better general than Pompey?

9. On what occasion does Plutarch report Cato asked why his preceptor would not give him a sword to kill Sylla while he was being trained in Sylla's palace?

10. What does Plutarch claim Cleomenes did to prevent the political turmoil that overtook Agis?

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