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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Politics and Foreign Postings, Cicero Enters the Ring, 77-63 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty five.
(d) Fifteen.

2. Why did the Senate become influential in the Roman government?
(a) The positions were held for over twenty years.
(b) The positions were held for life.
(c) The Senate did not represent either social class.
(d) The Senate was intended to represent both social classes.

3. Which of the following was listed as a cause for the War of Allies?
(a) Politics.
(b) Misunderstandings.
(c) One battle.
(d) Two battles.

4. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?
(a) Thirty five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty five.
(d) Forty.

5. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?
(a) Yearly.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped Rome to win the War of Allies?

2. Which of the following was cited as a reason for the difficulty Rome had in managing its vast holdings?

3. After quickly listing the crimes of Verres, how did Cicero build the case in his opening statement?

4. What is another way to describe the social class of the Patricians?

5. What was absent from Rome that caused further troubles in managing their holdings?

(see the answer key)

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