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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Philosophical Investigations, Thoughts on the Nature of Things, 46-44 B.C., Chapter 13, Why, This Is Violence!, Plots and Conspiracies, January—March 44 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of campaign did Cicero lead while governing Cicilia?
(a) Normal, but interrupted.
(b) Extensive.
(c) Average.
(d) Brief.

2. When did Cicero return to Rome in order to plan his first political campaign?
(a) 74 B.C.
(b) 73 B.C.
(c) 78 B.C.
(d) 77 B.C.

3. How many inhabitants did Rome have in the First Century, B.C.?
(a) Less than a million.
(b) Over two million.
(c) Over a million.
(d) Two million.

4. Which of the following historians was mentioned in the book as documenting the rivalry between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Criton.
(b) Xenophon.
(c) Appian.
(d) Plutarch.

5. How long did Cicero plan to govern Cicilia?
(a) Three years.
(b) Half a year.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which political problems were at the source of the crisis for the Roman Empire?

2. While defeating Verres in court, what did Cicero do to become more well-known?

3. Why did Cassius mainly hate Caesar?

4. How many people were involved in the conspiracy to kill Caesar?

5. Who talked Cicero into exposing Clodius' false alibi at the festival?

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