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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. Who did Plutarch report to be the first Roman official to try to take up the issue that confronted Tiberius after his election as tribune?

2. What political difference does Plutarch recognize between "The Spartans"?

3. How did Plutarch compare the deaths of "The Roman Brothers" to "The Spartans"?

4. Where does Plutarch claim that Demosthenes was when he committed suicide to avoid capture by the Macedonians?

5. What honor does Plutarch report this earned for Demetrius and Antigonus from the Athenians?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Artaxerxes become King of Persia, according to Plutarch?

2. What does Plutarch report to be the condition of Rome as Tiberius began his political career in Rome?

3. How does Plutarch compare the deaths of Demetrius and Antony?

4. How did Antony inspire a revolt against the assassins of Caesar, according to Plutarch?

5. 1.What does Plutarch recognize as the major difference between the governing styles between the Gracchi and the Spartans?

6. What does Plutarch consider to be the difference in the deaths of the Gracci and the Spartans?

7. Why does Plutarch report that Artaxerxes had his son, Darius, executed?

8. Why does Plutarch claim that Dion was banished from the court of young Dionysius?

9. How did Ochus put himself in line to inherit Artaxerxes throne according to Plutarch?

10. What did Plutarch identify as the marks of Cicero's oratory style?

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

Dion was a Greek who studied Plato's philosophy against tyranny. Even though he earned the favor of tyrannical King Dionysius I, he fell out of favor with the supporters of his son, Donysius II. Explain what philosophies that Dion was sharing with Dionysius II and why his supporters would want to end Dion's influence.

Essay Topic 3

Plutarch was born a Greek, and as an adult became a Roman Citizen. He wrote during the First Century, A.D., while the Roman Empire was still in its ascendancy. Give details of how Plutarch's background and citizenship influenced his choice of historical figures for which to write biographies, the events he chose to cover, and how he characterized the cities and citizens that were affected by these figures.

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