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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. Who does Caesar say dominates the business world?

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

3. How does Cato try to block Caesar's land bill that would benefit Pompey?

4. What about Catalus does Caesar want to destroy?

5. Who helps Caesar exile Rabirius?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Catilina to leave Rome?

2. Why does Fulvia abort her unborn child?

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

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

5. Why does Clodius veto Bibulus out of office?

6. How does Brutus respond to his broken betrothal?

7. What information does Arrius bring the Senate after being hired by Caesar?

8. Why is Vatinius so grateful to Caesar?

9. Who kills Vittius, and why?

10. What does Caesar do to help Clodius pass his legislation in the College?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What were the main reasons for the ending of Caesar's marriage with Pompeia, and how did the end of this relationship affect some of the other people in the book?

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