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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Politics and Foreign Postings, Cicero Enters the Ring, 77-63 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cicero in his speech to the Senators in Chapter 4, what did their reputation depend on?
(a) Their ability to convict Verres.
(b) Their ability to deliver a fast decision.
(c) Their willingness to hear all the evidence.
(d) Their understanding of each crime.

2. How many years before Cicero was born did the crisis that would lead to the end of the Roman Republic begin?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Fifty.

3. Which subjects did Cicero study extensively as a young man?
(a) Literature, philosophy, and rhetoric.
(b) Literature, philosophy, astronomy, and rhetoric.
(c) Literature, rhetoric, and astronomy.
(d) Literature, astronomy, and philosophy.

4. How many years were there between when Cicero's daughter was married and the actual wedding?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?

2. How old was Cicero when the liquidations took place in Chapter 2?

3. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?

4. Although Cicero's exact reason for leaving Rome was not well known, what might have been a possibility?

5. Which year did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 3?

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