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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 Cicero do to infuriate Caesar?

2. How old is Caesar when he becomes the Senior Consul?

3. Who desecrates the Bona Dea?

4. What does Cassius say he will do if he is elected Consul?

5. What is Cicero's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Pompey want to find land for, and why?

2. Why does Clodius veto Bibulus out of office?

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

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

5. What does Servelia call Pompey, and why?

6. Why does the boni not expect Caesar to give up his imperium for consulship?

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

8. Who kills Vittius, and why?

9. How does Brutus respond to his broken betrothal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the Vestal Virgins, and how did Caesar's interactions with them change his actions and feelings about certain things?

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

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

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