View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Always Be the Best, My Boy, The Bravest, From Arpinum to Rome, 106-82 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?
(a) About seventy miles.
(b) About seven miles.
(c) About fifty miles.
(d) About ninety miles.

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

3. How old was Cicero when the liquidations took place in Chapter 2?
(a) Around thirty.
(b) Around twenty two.
(c) Around twenty four.
(d) Around twenty eight.

4. What helped Rome to win the War of Allies?
(a) Surprising military strategies.
(b) Building additional weapons throughout the war.
(c) Unexpected reinforcements.
(d) Granting citizenship to many of their Allies.

5. Later in Cicero's life, when did he return to the villa in the countryside mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) He stayed there most of the time.
(b) During difficult times.
(c) He visited there for significant occasions.
(d) During the preparations for political events.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the length of the term for the Consuls?

2. With the ability to exercise sovereign power, how many Praetors were there in the Roman government?

3. How much was known about Cicero's mother, Helvia?

4. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?

5. Whose army did Cicero fight with in the War of Allies?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 226 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample