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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Politics and Foreign Postings, Cicero Enters the Ring, 77-63 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?
(a) Overseeing elections.
(b) Administration.
(c) Enforcing the laws.
(d) Informing the public.

3. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?
(a) The little Greek writer.
(b) The little author.
(c) The little Greek boy.
(d) The little rhetorician.

4. Which political problems were at the source of the crisis for the Roman Empire?
(a) The economy and the changing role of the army.
(b) An agricultural crisis and the economy.
(c) An agricultural crisis and the changing role of the army.
(d) An agricultural crisis only.

5. What is another way to describe the social class of the Patricians?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Aristocracy.
(c) The lower and middle class combined.
(d) Lower class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What small town was Cicero born in?

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

3. Which of the following was listed as a cause for the War of Allies?

4. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?

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

(see the answer key)

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