Read the excerpt below from life of caesar by plutarch and answer the question that follows.

at rome, moreover, caesar won a great and brilliant popularity by his eloquence as an advocate, and much good will from the common people for the friendliness of his manners . . he had also a large and gradually increasing political influence in consequence of his lavish hospitality and the general splendour of his mode of life. at first his enemies thought this influence would quickly vanish . . [t]he man who is thought to have been the first to see beneath the surface of caesar’s public policy and to fear it, . . and who comprehended the powerful character hidden beneath his kindly and cheerful exterior, namely cicero, said that in most of caesar’s political plans and projects he saw a tyrannical purpose . .

based on the excerpt above, which statement about caesar is true?

a. caesar was disliked by the common people.
b. caesar had no desire for a political career.
c. cicero believed caesar had noble political intentions.
d. caesar gained popularity and political influence but also gained enemies during his life.

The correct answer is: D) Ceasar gained popularity and political influence but also gained enemis during his life.

This excerpt clearly shows this as we can see both sides. In one side Ceasar's popularity and political influence is shown. His skills and charisma made him a well known leader between the elite and the common people of that era.

On the other hand, later in the paragraph the word "enemies" is shown, meaning he was not surrounded only by good intentions. One of this enemies is named in the text, Cicero, he realized that Ceasar hospitality and manners were not desinterested, they were political maneuvers to gain more power and control.

We can see that the point of the text is to describe both the followers and the enemies that Ceasar gained.

Option A is incorrect as the paragraph states:  "...much good will from the common people for the friendliness of his manners" showing they liked him.

Option B is proven wrong through the text as his actions were directly related to his political career.

And option C is wrong because Cicero is labeled as one of his first enemies as he discovered his true intentions.

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explanation:

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