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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 years before Cicero was born did the crisis that would lead to the end of the Roman Republic begin?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred.

2. How did the number of cases that Cicero received change after his defense of Roscius?
(a) He was more selective.
(b) He decided to stop taking cases.
(c) He decided to take fewer cases.
(d) He was overloaded.

3. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?
(a) Praetors.
(b) Quaestors.
(c) Senators.
(d) The people.

4. What was Cicero's birthday?
(a) January 3.
(b) January 23.
(c) February 3.
(d) February 23.

5. Which year was Cicero's second and last child born?
(a) 67 B.C.
(b) 68 B.C.
(c) 65 B.C.
(d) 64 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Senate become influential in the Roman government?

2. How old was Cicero when the liquidations took place in Chapter 2?

3. When did the Plebs rebel against abuses of power?

4. What effect did Cicero's marriage to Terentia have on him?

5. Although Cicero's exact reason for leaving Rome was not well known, what might have been a possibility?

(see the answer key)

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