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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Against Catalina, Campaign and Conspiracy, 63 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of the Forum did Everitt detail at length?
(a) Its landscape, buildings, and modern replications of it.
(b) Its landscape and buildings.
(c) Its buildings and modern replications of it.
(d) Its landscape and modern replications of it.

2. How long did Cicero live in Sicily in Chapter 4?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Three years.

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

4. How did Everitt refer to Cicero's decision to leave Rome?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Anticipated.
(c) Clever.
(d) Necessary.

5. Why did Cicero's defense of Roscius have such a big impact on his career?
(a) The oratorical structure of his speech.
(b) The ending of his speech.
(c) The beginning of his speech.
(d) The place where his speech took place.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What age was Cicero when he started giving speeches?

4. What was the length of the term for the Consuls?

5. How many men that Catalina recruited began to leave after Cicero stopped the conspiracy?

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