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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Pretty-Boy's Revenge, The Good Goddess Affair and the Return of Pompey, 62-58 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rome's economy like when Cicero became Consul?
(a) On the brink of disaster.
(b) Gradually worsening.
(c) Stable.
(d) Recovering.

2. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty five.
(d) Ten.

3. How did Cicero initially protect himself from Clodius and his standing gang?
(a) By working with a Tribune.
(b) By only appearing in crowds.
(c) By continuing to give speeches.
(d) By keeping his location unknown.

4. Who talked Cicero into exposing Clodius' false alibi at the festival?
(a) No one.
(b) Terentia.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Caesar.

5. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Daily.
(c) Monthly.
(d) Yearly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Cicero in his speech to the Senators in Chapter 4, what did their reputation depend on?

3. How did Cicero voice his disapproval of Caesar's actions in getting a land reform bill passed?

4. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?

5. How did the number of cases that Cicero received change after his defense of Roscius?

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