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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. With the ability to exercise sovereign power, how many Praetors were there in the Roman government?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Thirty two.
(d) Sixteen.

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

3. Which subjects did Cicero study extensively as a young man?
(a) Literature, philosophy, astronomy, and rhetoric.
(b) Literature, astronomy, and philosophy.
(c) Literature, philosophy, and rhetoric.
(d) Literature, rhetoric, and astronomy.

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

5. What small town was Cicero born in?
(a) Arpinum.
(b) Veroli.
(c) Paliano.
(d) Cassino.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?

2. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?

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

4. What helped Rome to win the War of Allies?

5. What was absent from Rome that caused further troubles in managing their holdings?

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