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Parallel Lives by Plutarch
  • 1. Who are the two figures compared in the first set of biographies?
A) Cleopatra and Antony
B) Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar
C) Theseus and Romulus
D) Socrates and Plato
  • 2. What moral lessons does Plutarch aim to convey through the lives?
A) Military strategies
B) Political theories
C) Virtue and morality
D) Economic systems
  • 3. Which Roman general is famously compared to Alexander the Great?
A) Scipio Africanus
B) Marcus Aurelius
C) Julius Caesar
D) Pompey
  • 4. Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives' includes how many pairs of biographies?
A) 30 pairs
B) 23 pairs
C) 16 pairs
D) 20 pairs
  • 5. What is a major focus when comparing the lives of individuals in 'Parallel Lives'?
A) Military achievements
B) Economic conditions
C) Artistic contributions
D) Character and moral choices
  • 6. What role did Plutarch have in addition to being a writer?
A) General in the army
B) Architect
C) Priest at Delphi
D) Philosopher king
  • 7. Which leader is noted for his oratorical skills in 'Parallel Lives'?
A) Cicero
B) Sulla
C) Crassus
D) Brutus
  • 8. In 'Parallel Lives', who is compared to the Athenian general Alcibiades?
A) Antony
B) Scipio
C) Leonidas
D) Coriolanus
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