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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What preceded Caesar's election by the Senate to Dictator, according to Plutarch?

2. What are the character qualities Plutarch attributes to Cato from infancy?

3. What did Plutarch report to be the result of Cato's management of the exchequer?

4. Who does Plutarch report protected Cleomenes while he was in exile?

5. What is a major difference between Sertorius and Eumenes that Plutarch recognized?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of commander did Plutarch consider Sertorius to be, and where did he fight and defeat Pompey?

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

3. Why did Ptolemy's son, according to Plutarch, place Cleomenes under house arrest while he was in exile in Egypt?

4. How long does Plutarch claim that Cato the Younger possessed an inflexible temperament?

5. What does Plutarch identify as the cause of Alexander turning against his father, Philip?

6. How does Plutarch claim Athenians responded when they falsely accused Phocion of treason and killed him after a mock trial?

7. How does Plutarch explain Agis' objectives affected the politics of Sparta?

8. How does Plutarch report that Caesar was assassinated?

9. How did Plutarch report the death of Cato?

10. How did Plutarch detail Caesar's plan to become Consul of Rome by helping Pompey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caius Gracchus took a low profile immediately following the beating death of his brother but eventually rose to a position of leadership in Rome. Analyze the political rise of Caius and give reasons for his taking a cautious approach to his political involvement. Point out achievements he made in his steps that helped him to move into higher offices. Explain how his ultimate agenda required his development of political support as he moved into a position to act upon it.

Essay Topic 2

Phocion was a stern and respected general, but preferred peace to war even if his stand caused harsh political consequences. Detail two cases in which Phocion opposed popular causes to go to war in the Athenian Assembly. Identify the enemy and their leader, the reasons the Athenian Assembly wanted to make war, reasons Phocion warned against the war and his alternative recommendation, what the Assembly decided and the outcome for Athens.

Essay Topic 3

Plutarch reports that Caesar's life and travels were intertwined by events caused by other people. Starting with his reason for leaving Rome because of Sylla's relationship with his family and ending with his defeat of Scipio in Africa, identify the destinations of Caesar, the reason he took the trip, and what his mission there meant for him personally and achieved for the Roman Empire.

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