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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Alexander.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Plutarch compares Sertorius to Philip, Antigonus, and Hannibal for his aggression, strategy, and what one other commonality?
(a) They each lost a hand in battle.
(b) They each had a short leg.
(c) They each came from common families.
(d) They each had one eye.
2. What event led Philip to commission Aristotle to teach Alexander, according to Plutarch?
(a) Alexander began offering innovative strategies for battle to Philip's captains.
(b) Alexander showed greater intelligence when confronting foes in wrestling matches.
(c) Alexander began surpassing the courses taught him in the royal palace.
(d) Alexander broke a horse, Bucephalus, in front of his father and his attendants.
3. What did Plutarch claim was the final indication that Pompey had fallen out of Sylla's favor?
(a) Sylla dispatched Pompey to Spain to quell rebellions.
(b) Sylla defeated Pompey in battle as he was returning from conquests in Europe.
(c) Sylla attempted to have Pompey imprisoned.
(d) Sylla did not include Pompey in his will.
4. What is a major difference between Sertorius and Eumenes that Plutarch recognized?
(a) That Sertorius was a learned captain, but Eumenes gained all of his knowledge from battle.
(b) Sertorius was well read, but Eumenes was illiterate.
(c) That Sertorious had the support of the government, but Eumenes was in rebellion against the government.
(d) Sertorius' soldiers yielded to him freely, whereas Eumenes won a contested office by proving his superiority.
5. How did Agesilaus take the throne from his brother, Agis, according to Plutarch?
(a) Lysander, a popular general, applied a misinterpretation of a prophesy against the rumored illegitimate son of Agis.
(b) Agesilaus poisoned Agis.
(c) Agesilaus hired conspirators to murder Agis.
(d) Agesilaus defeated Agis in a duel.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Plutarch report to be Agesilaus' physical deformity?
2. Who is the famous Roman General that Plutarch claims Sertorius outwitted during his exile in Spain?
3. Who did Plutarch report to be the father of Agis and Agesilaus?
4. What disaster does Plutarch report occurred on the day that Alexander was born that later added to the legend that he was a demi-god?
5. How did Alexander show favor to Eumenes, according to Plutarch?
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