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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caesar accuse Rabirius of?
(a) Slander.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Larceny.
(d) High treason.

2. Who helps Clodius change his status?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Crassus.
(c) Cato.
(d) Cicero.

3. Who does Caesar say dominates the business world?
(a) Antony.
(b) Assintus.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Cato.

4. What is the Bona Dea?
(a) A Greek goddess.
(b) A sacrificial ceremony.
(c) An election process.
(d) A religious celebration.

5. What does Cicero do to infuriate Caesar?
(a) Execute people without a trial.
(b) Sleep with Pompeia.
(c) Accuse him of treachery.
(d) Spread news of his affair with Servelia.

6. What does Caesar do when Cato accuses him of trying to become king?
(a) Berates him.
(b) Spits on him.
(c) Hits him.
(d) Pours wine on him.

7. Why does Caesar not borrow money from Crassus for his debts?
(a) He doesn't trust Crassus.
(b) He has a plan to pay it off himself.
(c) He refuses to borrow money from friends.
(d) He is hiding his debt.

8. What does Cicero think Catilina is recruiting in secret?
(a) A new government.
(b) A black mail trail.
(c) A revolution.
(d) An army.

9. Who does Cicero say would be most likely to cause an uprising?
(a) Peasants.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Ex cons.
(d) Noblemen.

10. What do the boni try to make sure Caesar does not become?
(a) A Senator.
(b) A consul.
(c) The first man.
(d) A province master.

11. Who is Caesar's tribune?
(a) Vatinius.
(b) Verenus.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Ptolemy.

12. How does Catilina insult Cicero while being questioned?
(a) Lists all the bad things that happened during his consulship.
(b) Mocks his short stature.
(c) Mocks his lack of heritage.
(d) Reveals the affair he had with his wife.

13. What special gift does Caesar give Calpurnia?
(a) A cat.
(b) A crown.
(c) A peacock.
(d) A wine goblet.

14. What power does Caesar's tribune try to take away from the Senate?
(a) The power of Veto.
(b) The privilege of secret voting.
(c) The power to give campaigning speeches before voting.
(d) The power to change decisions of the Assembly.

15. Who does Clodius charge, once his status is changed?
(a) Catilina.
(b) Cato.
(c) Cicero.
(d) Crassus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Caesar say dominates the military world?

2. Who negotiated Caesar's debts for him?

3. What does Caesar hope to be given to solve his money problems?

4. How is Caesar warned of the boni's deception?

5. What does Fulvia do in response to the desecrated Bona Dea?

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