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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Agis and Cleomenes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Plutarch report took in Cato and his siblings after they were orphaned, and for what was this person known?
(a) Servilia who eventually became the wife of Brutus.
(b) Sylla who was the most violent despot of Rome.
(c) Pompaedius Silo who became a captain in Caesar's army.
(d) Livius Drusus, an uncle on Cato's mother's side, raised the orphaned siblings, he was known for his role in the government and as being a very eloquent speaker.

2. According to Plutarch, how did Caesar begin his rise to power over Rome?
(a) By using his new learned rhetorical skills to bring charges of corruption against high-ranking officials in Sylla's administration.
(b) By bringing wealth back to Rome after military victories and sharing it among the plebes.
(c) By using his military victories to gain political support from the population.
(d) By forming political alliances in the Senate.

3. How was Pompey acquitted of embezzlement that Plutarch reported was accused against his father after he died?
(a) Pompey traced the thefts to a freed slave of his father's, named Alexander.
(b) Pompey proved his father was in Spain governing the Roman province when the money had disappeared.
(c) Pompey pledged his loyalty to Sylla.
(d) Pompey set us his own slave as having stolen the funds.

4. How did Plutarch report that Cato prevented the Roman Senate from naming Caesar the Consul of Rome?
(a) He spent the entire day speaking and prevented the Senate from acting on the motion.
(b) He used his authority to prevent senators from entering the senate.
(c) He kept the motion to make Caesar consul in the committee.
(d) He used his authority to adjust the calendar of the senate.

5. What Roman political leader does Plutarch claim was a friend to Cato's family?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Sertorius.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Sylla.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the master of Rome prior to Caesar's reign make himself an enemy to Caesar, according to Plutarch?

2. How did Alexander show favor to Eumenes, according to Plutarch?

3. Who is the famous Roman General that Plutarch claims Sertorius outwitted during his exile in Spain?

4. What is the first similarity that Plutarch recognized between Sertorius and Eumenes?

5. Who joined Agis to turn back the laws that placed inherited land under control of a few wealthy families, according to Plutarch?

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