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

2. Which year was Cicero born?
(a) 102 B.C.
(b) 106 B.C.
(c) 110 B.C.
(d) 112 B.C.

3. How did Everitt refer to Cicero's decision to leave Rome?
(a) Anticipated.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Mysterious.
(d) Clever.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was the Roman Constitution developed?

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

4. When did Cicero begin studying law in Rome?

5. Why was the defeat of Verres significant?

(see the answer key)

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