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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of list does Clodius compile after losing his case?

2. Where is Caesar coming home from at the beginning of the book?

3. Who helps Servelia make her son rich?

4. What does Balbus teach Caesar?

5. What does the Pontifus Maximus get once he is elected?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julia feel about being used by her father?

2. What does Servelia do when Brutus is called to war?

3. How do the Boni try to stop Caesar from being elected as the Pontifus Maximus?

4. What does Clodius do after being robbed?

5. What is the difference between Patricians and Plebeians?

6. What is different about Caesar from Servilia's other lovers?

7. How does Cato get a good reputation with the lower-class Romans?

8. What does Servelia tell Caesar to do to punish Cato?

9. What does Fulvia demand of Clodius after their marriage, and what is Clodius's response to this?

10. Why is Clodius circumcised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What was Caesar's idea about politics at the end of the book, and what caused this to change? How did this change affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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