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

2. How many inhabitants did Rome have in the First Century, B.C.?
(a) Less than a million.
(b) Two million.
(c) Over two million.
(d) Over a million.

3. Which of the following was established to represent the Plebs?
(a) Advisory Committees.
(b) Councils.
(c) Advisory Boards.
(d) Tribunes.

4. Whose army did Cicero fight with in the War of Allies?
(a) Lucius Porcius Cato.
(b) Lucius Julius Caesar.
(c) Cnaeus Pompeius Strabo.
(d) Gaius Marius.

5. How much was known about Cicero's mother, Helvia?
(a) Little on some topics, a lot on others.
(b) A moderate amount.
(c) Little.
(d) A lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?

2. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?

3. How was the city of Rome described in Chapter 3?

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

5. Later in Cicero's life, when did he return to the villa in the countryside mentioned in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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