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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 Cicero say would be most likely to cause an uprising?

2. Who helps Caesar exile Rabirius?

3. Who is Caesar's tribune?

4. What does Cicero do to infuriate Caesar?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Caesar give as a pittance for breaking Julia's betrothal?

2. Why does Fulvia abort her unborn child?

3. How does Terentia feel about how Caesar treats the Vestal Virgins?

4. How does Caesar treat the Vestal Virgins while he is being accused by the Boni?

5. What is the Senatus Consultum Ultimum?

6. What causes Catilina to leave Rome?

7. How do Brutus and Julia feel about their parents' affair with each other?

8. How does Brutus respond to his broken betrothal?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Aurelia was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of people. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the people in the book?

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