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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. What subject does Plutarch report Sertorius mastered as a youth?

2. Who did Phocion advise Alexander to make war against rather than the Athenians, according to Plutarch?

3. According to Plutarch, how did Caesar begin his rise to power over Rome?

4. Who was the Persian King that Plutarch reported Alexander defeated on his expedition to India?

5. Who did Plutarch report to be the father of Agis and Agesilaus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were qualities of Alexander that Plutarch praised?

2. What was the primary objective of Agis as King of the Spartans according to Plutarch?

3. How long does Plutarch claim that Cato the Younger possessed an inflexible temperament?

4. What did Plutarch identify as the difference between Eumenes and Sertorius in their approach to war?

5. Why does Plutarch claim Caesar left Rome while he was a young man?

6. How does Plutarch describe Alexander impressing his father by taming a horse?

7. What does Plutarch claim Cleomenes did to prevent the political turmoil that overtook Agis?

8. What did Plutarch identify as the myth regarding Alexander's lineage that Plutarch suggested his mother, Olympus, might have spread?

9. On what occasion does Plutarch report Cato asked why his preceptor would not give him a sword to kill Sylla while he was being trained in Sylla's palace?

10. Plutarch reports that Phocion had a continuously frowning look, what is a summary of Phocions quote to Chare when he remarked on his countenance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Antony used his position that he cultivated with Caesar to rise to power in a triumvirate with Octavius after Caesar's assassination. Detail how Antony rose to power during and after the reign of Julius Caesar and how he fell from that power. Explain how the circumstances of his fall showed a character flaw that could have been avoided, and detail the steps that Antony took to victimize himself to his own flaw.

Essay Topic 2

Plutarch reports that Caesar's life and travels were intertwined by events caused by other people. Starting with his reason for leaving Rome because of Sylla's relationship with his family and ending with his defeat of Scipio in Africa, identify the destinations of Caesar, the reason he took the trip, and what his mission there meant for him personally and achieved for the Roman Empire.

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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