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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. What did Cicero learn about from Diodotus?
(a) Pyrrhonian skepticism.
(b) Cynicism.
(c) Academic skepticism.
(d) Stoicism.

2. Which of the following was listed as a cause for the War of Allies?
(a) One battle.
(b) Two battles.
(c) Politics.
(d) Misunderstandings.

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

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

5. Which of the following was established to represent the Plebs?
(a) Councils.
(b) Advisory Boards.
(c) Tribunes.
(d) Advisory Committees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which year was Cicero born?

2. When did Cicero begin studying law in Rome?

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

4. When did the Plebs rebel against abuses of power?

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

(see the answer key)

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