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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the crowd's response to Brutus' claim that Caesar had to be assassinated at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) They refused to accept it.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were sympathetic.
(d) They ignored it.

2. What did Cicero think about Caesar's ransacking of the Treasury in Rome?
(a) He was disgusted.
(b) He was surprised.
(c) He was despondent.
(d) He was indifferent.

3. What was Cicero's reputation when he began writing about politics?
(a) He was equally famous for his oratory, writings and political terms.
(b) He was more famous for his oratory and had a reputation for writing too much.
(c) He was more famous for his writings and had a reputation for speaking too much.
(d) He had a reputation for writing and speaking just enough.

4. What part of the Republic's modernization was the source of tension between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Trade agreements.
(b) Military.
(c) Housing.
(d) Governing institutions.

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

6. How did Cicero respond to Octavian as Consul and the forming of the Second Triumvirate?
(a) He wanted to stay away from the Senate.
(b) He tried to boost the power of the Senate.
(c) He tried to restore balance to the Senate.
(d) He wanted to stay in the Senate.

7. When did the civil war in Chapter 11 end?
(a) Mid-46 B.C.
(b) At the end of 47 B.C.
(c) Mid-45 B.C.
(d) At the end of 48 B.C.

8. How did Cicero respond to Cesar's request for help in Chapter 10?
(a) He resisted.
(b) He countered with another offer.
(c) He only agreed to certain aspects of it.
(d) He ignored it.

9. How much fame and glory did Caesar say that Cicero's writings had earned?
(a) More than people know.
(b) More than expected.
(c) More than any politician.
(d) More than a general marching in triumph.

10. What caused Cicero to be wary of helping Octavian?
(a) It would require unconstitutional actions.
(b) It would distract him from writing more speeches.
(c) He did not know about Octavian's plans.
(d) He was unsure about how the people would react.

11. Which of the following was a main challenge that Cicero struggled with in Cicilia?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) The economy.
(c) Policing.
(d) Inventing new laws.

12. Where was Pompey killed?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Gaul.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

13. When did the conspiracies against Caesar begin?
(a) Eight months after the Ides of March.
(b) One year after the Ides of March.
(c) Four months after the Ides of March.
(d) One month after the Ides of March.

14. What was Cicero's instinct about Caesar's attempts in the Senate?
(a) To support neither Caesar nor the Senate.
(b) To support both Caesar and the Senate.
(c) To support the Senate against Caesar.
(d) To support Caesar against the Senate.

15. According to Cicero in On Law, when can oratory have a moral impact?
(a) When it is used properly.
(b) When it is expertly spoken.
(c) When it is presented in certain situations.
(d) When it is expertly written.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Cicero's books were written in dialogue form?

2. Which of the following was unclear about Cicero's actions leading to his death?

3. What did Cicero speak against in his Philippics?

4. What did Cicero label Antony in the third Philippic?

5. When did Caesar's forces catch up with Pompey?

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