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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Pacifying Caesar, The Last Gasps of Republican Rome, 48-45 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the Triumvirate use Cicero's skills as a lawyer?
(a) Four years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Seven years.

2. While defeating Verres in court, what did Cicero do to become more well-known?
(a) He wrote for the local newspaper.
(b) He ran several fundraisers.
(c) He ran local festivals.
(d) He gave weekly speeches.

3. Why did Cicero use his victory in a famous case to flatter the lower classes in Chapter 4?
(a) To win their support for the Consulship.
(b) To help them get loans.
(c) To help raise their wages.
(d) To win their support for his writings.

4. How many Roman soldiers died in the civil war?
(a) Eighty thousand.
(b) Two hundred and eighty thousand.
(c) One hundred thousand.
(d) Ten thousand.

5. Where was Pompey killed?
(a) Spain.
(b) Egypt.
(c) France.
(d) Gaul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Cicero when he returned to Rome in Chapter 11?

2. When did Cicero divorce Terentia?

3. According to Cicero in his speech to the Senators in Chapter 4, what did their reputation depend on?

4. What was the book that Caesar dedicated to Cicero about?

5. Which one of the following was not included in the list of things that Cicero focused on during the years after his exile?

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