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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. In what sort of family does Plutarch claim Eumenes was raised?
2. Who does Plutarch report commissioned Caesar to travel to Spain?
3. What does Plutarch claim Aristotle provided that he considered, "...a perfect portable treasure of all military virtue and knowledge...."?
4. Why does Plutarch suggest that Cleomenes eliminated the office of ephors from Spartan Government?
5. What does Plutarch claim caused Caesar and Pompey to become rivals for power?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Plutarch claim Eumenes caught the attention of Philip?
2. According to Plutarch, why did Cato fall into disfavor with Caesar?
3. What does Plutarch note about the difference between Phocion's public disagreements in the Athenian assembly and how he spoke in general conversation?
4. Where does Plutarch report Caesar traveled to for conquests after he was elected as part of the Triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus?
5. What does Plutarch claim Cleomenes did to prevent the political turmoil that overtook Agis?
6. How did Plutarch detail Caesar's plan to become Consul of Rome by helping Pompey?
7. 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?
8. What did Plutarch identify as the difference between Eumenes and Sertorius in their approach to war?
9. Why did Plutarch consider Agesilaus a better general than Pompey?
10. How long does Plutarch claim that Cato the Younger possessed an inflexible temperament?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Aratus gained tremendous political acclaim by driving the tyrant Nicocles from his palace. Detail the steps that Aratus took to return to Sicyon and get in the position to remove Nicocles from power. How did he build upon that reputation to unite the cities of Greece into a defensive league.
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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