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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Philosophical Investigations, Thoughts on the Nature of Things, 46-44 B.C., Chapter 13, Why, This Is Violence!, Plots and Conspiracies, January—March 44 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the civil war in Chapter 11 end?
(a) Mid-45 B.C.
(b) Mid-46 B.C.
(c) At the end of 48 B.C.
(d) At the end of 47 B.C.

2. When did Pompey and Crassus serve as Consuls?
(a) 52 B.C.
(b) 50 B.C.
(c) 55 B.C.
(d) 53B.C.

3. After hearing about Catalina's plan, what did Cicero convince the Senate to do?
(a) Arrest Catalina.
(b) Stop Catalina from leaving the city.
(c) Postpone the elections.
(d) Issue a fine.

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

5. What was bothering Cicero about the conditions in Chapter 10?
(a) How they occurred.
(b) How to delay them.
(c) How they could have been prevented.
(d) How to react to them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year was Caesar scheduled to return to Rome and become Consul again?

3. How did Cicero respond to Cesar's request for help in Chapter 10?

4. Which types of teachers did Cicero study with during the time he was away from Rome?

5. When did Caesar's forces catch up with Pompey?

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