Quiz for Document 4-2: Plutarch, Life of Cleomenes III (75 C.E.)

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   How did Cleomenes establish a connection between himself and Sparta’s past?

   A.

   He adopted a simple and austere lifestyle.

   B.

   He claimed descent from the original Spartan kings.

   C.

   He adopted the orphaned children of Spartan nobles.

   D.

   He decorated his palace with scenes of Sparta’s glorious history.

   How did Cleomenes establish a connection between himself and Sparta’s past?

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   When people came to visit Cleomenes, he was

   A.

   hidden behind a golden screen.

   B.

   surrounded by servants and courtiers.

   C.

   dressed in everyday clothes.

   D.

   always unavailable.

   When people came to visit Cleomenes, he was

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   Cleomenes justified his proscription of his political rivals by

   A.

   describing the dire state of his kingdom.

   B.

   quoting the laws of the gods.

   C.

   presenting proof of their treason.

   D.

   telling a story about Lycurgus.

   Cleomenes justified his proscription of his political rivals by