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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 does Clodius accuse Fabia of?

2. How does Clodius feel about the lower classes?

3. Who comes to Caesar's mother's house to discuss politics?

4. Who restarts the affair between Caesar and Servelia?

5. What is a growing problem in Rome that Caesar talks to the First Man about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Clodius circumcised?

2. What does Caesar rely on to get elected as the Pontifus Maximus?

3. Why have so many people pledged their loyalty to Caesar?

4. How does Caesar plan to bring about the radical change that he thinks Rome needs?

5. How does Julia feel about Brutus, and why?

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

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

8. Why does Caesar start his affair with Servelia again?

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

10. Why does Caesar get an opportunity to run for the office of Pontifus Maximus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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