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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. What year was Caesar scheduled to return to Rome and become Consul again?
(a) 48 B.C.
(b) 51 B.C.
(c) 49 B.C.
(d) 50 B.C.

2. What was the crowd's response to Brutus' claim that Caesar had to be assassinated at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) They refused to accept it.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were sympathetic.
(d) They ignored it.

3. According to Cicero in On Law, when can oratory have a moral impact?
(a) When it is presented in certain situations.
(b) When it is used properly.
(c) When it is expertly spoken.
(d) When it is expertly written.

4. What age was Cicero when he returned to Rome in Chapter 11?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?

2. Who passed the bill that caused Cicero to go into exile?

3. While defeating Verres in court, what did Cicero do to become more well-known?

4. How many men that Catalina recruited began to leave after Cicero stopped the conspiracy?

5. How did Verres react to the probability of defeat?

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