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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dion, Marcus Brutus and The Comparison of Dion and Brutus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Plutarch characterize Phocion's speech?
(a) "Never had anyone said so much to so many with so few words."
(b) "...full of instruction, abounding in happy maxims and wise thoughts, but admitted no embellishment to its austere and commanding brevity."
(c) "...That even from his infancy, in his speech, his countenance, and all his childish pastimes, he discovered and inflexible temper,..."
(d) "Few had ever said as much with a paucity of verbage."

2. There were 12 Roman Caesar's. Which one is Plutarch chronicling?
(a) Caesar Augustus.
(b) Octavious Caesar.
(c) The first Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar.
(d) Tiberius Caesar.

3. Who did Demetrius kill to take the throne of Macedon, according to Plutarch?
(a) Antipater.
(b) Alexander, son of Philip.
(c) Alexander, son of Cassander.
(d) .Cassander.

4. Who does Plutarch report ruled Rome in a Triumvirate while Cato served in the Senate?
(a) Sertorius, Brutus, and Cassius.
(b) Tiberius, Cicero, and Caius.
(c) Brutus, Octavius, and Antony.
(d) Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus.

5. Who invaded Spartan provinces while Cleomenes was making reforms in Spartan government, according to Plutarch?
(a) Persian King Darius.
(b) Macedonian King Philip.
(c) Roman General Pompey.
(d) Greek General Aratas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Plutarch claim Aristotle provided that he considered, "...a perfect portable treasure of all military virtue and knowledge...."?

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

3. In what sort of family does Plutarch claim Eumenes was raised?

4. What are the character qualities Plutarch attributes to Cato from infancy?

5. Who does Plutarch report protected Cleomenes while he was in exile?

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