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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Always Be the Best, My Boy, The Bravest, From Arpinum to Rome, 106-82 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not included in Chapter 2 as a result of the Wart of Allies?
(a) Italy became united.
(b) The shock of the stability of the Republic.
(c) The Romans moved to other areas.
(d) Cultural divisions diminished.

2. Later in Cicero's life, when did he return to the villa in the countryside mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) During difficult times.
(b) He visited there for significant occasions.
(c) He stayed there most of the time.
(d) During the preparations for political events.

3. What was absent from Rome that caused further troubles in managing their holdings?
(a) Public infrastructure, local representatives, and banking services.
(b) Police forces, diplomatic representatives, and banking services.
(c) Public infrastructure, police forces, and local representatives.
(d) Public infrastructure, police forces, and banking services.

4. Why did the Senate become influential in the Roman government?
(a) The positions were held for over twenty years.
(b) The Senate did not represent either social class.
(c) The positions were held for life.
(d) The Senate was intended to represent both social classes.

5. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?
(a) About seven miles.
(b) About seventy miles.
(c) About fifty miles.
(d) About ninety miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the ability to exercise sovereign power, how many Praetors were there in the Roman government?

2. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?

3. Which year was Cicero born?

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

5. What small town was Cicero born in?

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