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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 Pompey always consult Julia about?

2. Who desecrates the Bona Dea?

3. What do the boni do about Pompey's legislation?

4. Who helps Clodius change his status?

5. What power does Caesar's tribune try to take away from the Senate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to all the traitors who were in league with Catilina?

2. Who kills Vittius, and why?

3. Who does Caesar want in his Triumvirate, and why?

4. What does Caesar do after the desecration of the Bona Dea?

5. What does Clodius plan to charge Cicero with when he becomes the President of the College?

6. What does Caesar ask of Vatinius in return for his gratitude?

7. What does Servelia call Pompey, and why?

8. Why is Vatinius so grateful to Caesar?

9. How does Cicero find his name on Clodius's revenge list?

10. What is the one thing the Boni admire about Caesar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What were the major points of the Roman Revolution, and how did these ideals affect Caesar?

Essay Topic 3

There were a few different social and political ideals mentioned and discussed in this book. What were some of these ideals, and how did their presence in the book affect the main characters?

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