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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Demosthenes, Cicero and The Comparison of Demosthenes and Cicero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Plutarch report to be the difference between how the island allies of Athens treated other arriving Athenian admirals compared to their reception of Phocion?
(a) Other admirals were treated with ambivalence, but they regarded Phocion with tremendous fear.
(b) Other admirals were greeted with private boats and barges with streamers and garlands, but Phocion was treated as an enemy suspect.
(c) Islands were opened very freely to other admirals, but they feared Phocion's plundering ways.
(d) Other admirals were treated as an enemy suspect, but Phocion was greeted with private boats and barges with streamers and garlands.

2. Who is the famous Roman General that Plutarch claims Sertorius outwitted during his exile in Spain?
(a) Cicero.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Phocion.

3. 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 hired conspirators to murder Agis.
(c) Agesilaus defeated Agis in a duel.
(d) Agesilaus poisoned Agis.

4. What does Plutarch report of Cato during this civil war?
(a) He fled with Pompey and stopped in Utica while Pompey proceeded to Greece.
(b) He remained neutral only to be taken prison by Caesar after the war ended.
(c) He remained in the Senate to help keep peace in Rome.
(d) He joined Caesar to benefit his career in the senate.

5. What preceded Caesar's election by the Senate to Dictator, according to Plutarch?
(a) Brutus' pledge of support to Caesar.
(b) A crowd stirring speech by Antony.
(c) His defeat over Pompey in a civil war.
(d) Cassius choosing to join Caesar's army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far to the East did Plutarch claim Alexander spread his empire?

2. What does Plutarch declare to be the condition of men in public life?

3. With whom did Pompey ally himself to overcome the reputation of his father, and who did Plutarch report they oppose in a civil conflict for power over Rome?

4. What does Plutarch claim Caesar said when he heard of Cato's suicide?

5. Which of the four being compared does Plutarch accuse of committing the crime of deposing a fellow elected official?

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