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

2. What did Everitt think about the Roman Constitution's checks and balances?
(a) There were too many.
(b) There were the right amount.
(c) There were not enough.
(d) It was not discussed in the book.

3. When did normalcy return to Rome after winning the War of Allies?
(a) Twenty five years later.
(b) Ten years later.
(c) Twenty years later.
(d) Five years later.

4. Which of the following was established to represent the Plebs?
(a) Advisory Committees.
(b) Tribunes.
(c) Advisory Boards.
(d) Councils.

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. What was Cicero's birthday?

2. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?

3. What small town was Cicero born in?

4. Which political problems were at the source of the crisis for the Roman Empire?

5. Whose army did Cicero fight with in the War of Allies?

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