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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. According to Plutarch, what eventually led to Alexander and his mother, Olympia, separating from Philip to become his rivals?

2. What came of Rome after Crassus died, according to Plutarch?

3. How did Plutarch compare Agesilaus and Pompey in their treatment of the men who supported their rise to power?

4. From whom did Phocion learn of the military during his youth, according to Plutarch?

5. With whom did Pompey make war that Plutarch reported eventually led to his death in Egypt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were qualities of Alexander that Plutarch praised?

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

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

4. How does Plutarch report that Caesar was assassinated?

5. How did Plutarch claim Eumenes caught the attention of Philip?

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

7. What did Plutarch identify as the difference between Eumenes and Sertorius in their approach to war?

8. How did Plutarch report the death of Cato?

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

10. What does Plutarch report came of the Athens military when the Athenian Assembly went against Phocion's recommendations not to enter a war with Philip of Macedon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cato, the Younger, took many stands against the popular positions of the Roman Senate. One such stand was his warnings against the ambitions of Caesar as he was rising to power. What were the points that Cato raised in his warning, how did he respond as Pompey attempted to challenge Caesar, and what was the final outcome for Cato for taking his stand?

Essay Topic 2

Antony used his position that he cultivated with Caesar to rise to power in a triumvirate with Octavius after Caesar's assassination. Detail how Antony rose to power during and after the reign of Julius Caesar and how he fell from that power. Explain how the circumstances of his fall showed a character flaw that could have been avoided, and detail the steps that Antony took to victimize himself to his own flaw.

Essay Topic 3

Plutarch's biography of Sertorius established a pattern of examining the life of a leader whose live and experiences were intertwined with other lives that were covered by Plutarch. Sertorius directly confronted Pompey in Spain and both were affected by the Roman tyrant Sylla. How were both Sertorius and Pompey affected by Sylla, and how did the different relationships with Sylla influence the confrontation they had with each other?

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