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