Plutarch (biographer and writer)
- 1. Where was Plutarch born?
A) Egypt
B) Greece
C) Rome
D) Persia
- 2. What is Plutarch best known for writing?
A) The Iliad
B) The Aeneid
C) Parallel Lives
D) The Odyssey
- 3. What field did Plutarch study in addition to writing?
A) Engineering
B) Medicine
C) Philosophy
D) Politics
- 4. Who is considered one of Plutarch's most famous biographical subjects?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Alexander the Great
C) Cleopatra
D) Queen Victoria
- 5. Plutarch's writings have been a source of inspiration for many later writers, including which famous English playwright?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Jane Austen
C) George Orwell
D) Charles Dickens
- 6. What was the language in which Plutarch wrote his works?
A) Arabic
B) Greek
C) Latin
D) Chinese
- 7. In which region of Greece did Plutarch spend much of his life?
A) Macedonia
B) Boeotia
C) Thessaly
D) Crete
- 8. Plutarch's work 'Parallel Lives' has had a significant influence on later writers and historians, providing a model for what type of writing?
A) Romance novels
B) Science fiction
C) Cookbooks
D) Biography
- 9. Plutarch was a contemporary of which Roman emperor?
A) Trajan
B) Nero
C) Marcus Aurelius
D) Augustus
- 10. Which philosopher heavily influenced Plutarch's writing?
A) Socrates
B) Aristotle
C) Confucius
D) Plato
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