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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. How did Cicero respond to a land reform bill in Chapter 5?
(a) He supported most of it.
(b) He opposed it.
(c) He ignored it.
(d) He supported it.

2. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?
(a) The little Greek boy.
(b) The little Greek writer.
(c) The little author.
(d) The little rhetorician.

3. Based on Cicero's letters around the time of his speech about Caesar in Chapter 7, what was clear about his mood?
(a) He was not depressed.
(b) He was depressed.
(c) He was not excited to be back.
(d) He was excited to be back.

4. Which subjects did Cicero study extensively as a young man?
(a) Literature, rhetoric, and astronomy.
(b) Literature, philosophy, astronomy, and rhetoric.
(c) Literature, astronomy, and philosophy.
(d) Literature, philosophy, and rhetoric.

5. What small town was Cicero born in?
(a) Arpinum.
(b) Veroli.
(c) Paliano.
(d) Cassino.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Clodius' supporters distract Cicero at Milo's trial?

2. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?

3. How long did the Triumvirate use Cicero's skills as a lawyer?

4. Who did Cicero represent in the case against Verres?

5. At the end of 52 B.C., what depended on the alliance between Caesar and Pompey?

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