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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. What did Cicero learn about from Diodotus?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Pyrrhonian skepticism.
(c) Academic skepticism.
(d) Cynicism.

2. While defeating Verres in court, what did Cicero do to become more well-known?
(a) He ran local festivals.
(b) He gave weekly speeches.
(c) He wrote for the local newspaper.
(d) He ran several fundraisers.

3. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?
(a) Praetors.
(b) The people.
(c) Senators.
(d) Quaestors.

4. What was the length of the term for the Consuls?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two years.

5. How many inhabitants did Rome have in the First Century, B.C.?
(a) Over two million.
(b) Less than a million.
(c) Over a million.
(d) Two million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although Cicero's exact reason for leaving Rome was not well known, what might have been a possibility?

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

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

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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