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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Against Catalina, Campaign and Conspiracy, 63 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which form of evidence did Cicero use to prove Catalina guilty?
(a) Letters.
(b) Witnesses.
(c) A confession.
(d) A previous case.

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

5. What impressed Cicero about the potential of becoming an advocate in Chapter 2?
(a) The impact an advocate could have in the courtroom.
(b) The money a public speaker could make.
(c) The audience's reaction to an advocate.
(d) The fame and power of an effective public speaker on the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the town that Cicero was born located?

2. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?

3. What effect did Cicero's marriage to Terentia have on him?

4. Which of the following was not included in Chapter 2 as a result of the Wart of Allies?

5. Which of the following was cited as a reason for the difficulty Rome had in managing its vast holdings?

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