Introduction to Plutarch's Antony

Question 1

Sam describes Plutarch's concern with the balance of virtues as ...

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a philosophical inquiry into character

Question 2

Which TWO qualities are we told contribute to Antony's status as a '(pseudo-)tragic hero'?

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Excess & hubris

Question 3

Sam highlights Antony's portrayal as someone torn between which TWO value systems?

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Roman duty vs. Hellenistic luxury

Question 4

Sam tells us that Antony's material extravagance is symbolized by ...

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his lavish banquets and clothes

Question 5

Sam tells us that Plutarch's account includes 'exempla' - what are these?

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Moral anecdotes illustrating virtues or vices

Question 6

Our text, Plutarch's Life of Antony is one of his ...

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Parallel Lives

Question 7

Plutarch became a Roman citizen.

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True

Question 8

According to Baddeley (henceforth 'Sam'), what is Plutarch's primary purpose in the Life of Antony?

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To explore moral character & virtues/vices

Question 9

Sam emphasizes Antony's spending habits as illustrating his ...

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obsession with status and extravagance

Question 10

What does Sam say is Plutarch's attitude to Cleopatra?

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Sympathetic, yet critical

Question 11

Which Hellenistic influence on Antony does Sam highlight?

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His patronage of Greek intellectuals

Question 12

Sam concludes that Plutarch's Life of Antony can be read as a cautionary tale about ...

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The perils of unchecked luxury and moral imbalance

Question 13

Which historiographical technique does Sam say that Plutarch uses?

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Psychological 'cross-examination' of Antony

Question 14

Where was Plutarch born?

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Chaeronea (in Boeotia)

Question 15

Which source does Sam identify as one that Plutarch used for his Life of Antony?

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Oral anecdotes & Hellenistic sources

Question 16

Sam describes Plutarch's 'sympathetic protagonist' approach to Antony as aiming to ...

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show a tragic hero as victim to his character flaws

Question 17

When did Plutarch die (roughly)?

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Between AD 119 - 125

Question 18

Which of the following does Sam identify as a major theme in the introduction?

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The role of chance (τυχη) in Antony's life

Question 19

Roughly when was Plutarch born?

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c. AD 45

Question 20

Sam notes that Plutarch's tone is often ...

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Dramatic and moralizing

Question 21

Sam mentions that Plutarch uses Antony's speech on the Battle of Actium to illustrate ...

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his over-confidence and self-deception

Question 22

Sam notes that Plutarch compares Antony to which animal?

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Lion

Question 23

How many of these Parallel Lives did Plutarch write?

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22

Question 24

Which Roman figure is Antony contrasted with for moral comparison?

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Scipio Africanus

Question 25

Sam says Plutarch sees Antony's fall as a consequence primarily of his ...

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moral failings

Introduction to Plutarch's Antony

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Introduction to Plutarch's Antony

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