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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. When did the Plebs rebel against abuses of power?
(a) Often.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Every year.
(d) Every month.

2. What age was Cicero when he started giving speeches?
(a) Thirty five.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

3. According to the Roman government, when could dictators be appointed?
(a) During a war.
(b) With a vote from the people.
(c) During an emergency.
(d) With a vote in the Senate.

4. What effect did Cicero's marriage to Terentia have on him?
(a) It helped him politically.
(b) It caused him to spend more time away from work.
(c) It caused him to rethink his work.
(d) It helped him financially.

5. How did the number of cases that Cicero received change after his defense of Roscius?
(a) He decided to stop taking cases.
(b) He was more selective.
(c) He was overloaded.
(d) He decided to take fewer cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cicero represent in the case against Verres?

2. How did Everitt refer to Cicero's decision to leave Rome?

3. Which of the following was established to represent the Plebs?

4. How many years were there between when Cicero's daughter was married and the actual wedding?

5. How many years before Cicero was born did the crisis that would lead to the end of the Roman Republic begin?

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