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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. Why does Plutarch use the name, "Cato the Younger"?

2. How did Agesilaus take the throne from his brother, Agis, according to Plutarch?

3. Why does Plutarch claim Philip believed that Alexander was a demi-god?

4. What was Caesar's first step, according to Plutarch, when he was informed of Sylla's power being in decline?

5. Who was the Persian King that Plutarch reported Alexander defeated on his expedition to India?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Plutarch report the death of Cato?

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

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

6. How did Plutarch explain Lysander's misinterpretation of the prophesy regarding the successor to Agis?

7. How does Plutarch report that Caesar was assassinated?

8. What did Plutarch determine to be the difference in how Agesilaus and Pompey came to power?

9. What did Plutarch identify as the myth regarding Alexander's lineage that Plutarch suggested his mother, Olympus, might have spread?

10. What were qualities of Alexander that Plutarch praised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tiberius Gracchus was responded to the needs of homeless soldiers who's property was taken by legal schemes made by land owners while the soldiers were fighting wars. Investigate the reasons the soldiers were fighting the wars that took them from their homes, how wealthy land owners were in a position to manipulate laws, and how Tiberius was able to get land reform laws passed in spite of opposition in the senate. Summarize your essay with a position statement of what the government could have done at any point of the process to deal with the problem in a just manner.

Essay Topic 2

Artaxerxes faced family challenges from his brother and even his sons. Compare his brother's challenge against his inheriting the throne to the conspiracy of Artaxerxes' son, Darious, and the turmoil Ochus brought to his brothers to earn the right to inherit the throne. In the comparison, detail Artaxerxes' responses to the challenges and how each challenger adjusted their tactics to attempt to take Artaxerxes' crown.

Essay Topic 3

Cleomenes fled to Ptolemy and was protected, but Pompey fled to Ptolemy and was given up to be murdered. Compare and contrast the two situations for which Cleomenes and Pompey fled to Ptolemy and give reasons why Ptolemy would protect Cleomenes but betray Pompey.

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