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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Ideal Constitution, Writing about Politics, 55-43 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was On the State published?
(a) 52 B.C.
(b) 54 B.C.
(c) 53 B.C.
(d) 51 B.C.

2. What was Cicero's reputation when he began writing about politics?
(a) He had a reputation for writing and speaking just enough.
(b) He was more famous for his writings and had a reputation for speaking too much.
(c) He was more famous for his oratory and had a reputation for writing too much.
(d) He was equally famous for his oratory, writings and political terms.

3. What did Cicero learn about from Diodotus?
(a) Pyrrhonian skepticism.
(b) Stoicism.
(c) Academic skepticism.
(d) Cynicism.

4. When did normalcy return to Rome after winning the War of Allies?
(a) Ten years later.
(b) Five years later.
(c) Twenty five years later.
(d) Twenty years later.

5. Who did Cicero represent in the case against Verres?
(a) The Senate.
(b) The Council.
(c) The Sicilians.
(d) The Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cicero respond to a land reform bill in Chapter 5?

2. Why was the defeat of Verres significant?

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

4. How many men that Catalina recruited began to leave after Cicero stopped the conspiracy?

5. Why did Cicero use his victory in a famous case to flatter the lower classes in Chapter 4?

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