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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, A Strange Madness, The Battle for the Republic, 50-48 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was absent from Rome that caused further troubles in managing their holdings?
(a) Public infrastructure, police forces, and local representatives.
(b) Public infrastructure, police forces, and banking services.
(c) Police forces, diplomatic representatives, and banking services.
(d) Public infrastructure, local representatives, and banking services.

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 ran several fundraisers.
(d) He wrote for the local newspaper.

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

4. What was Cicero's instinct about Caesar's attempts in the Senate?
(a) To support the Senate against Caesar.
(b) To support both Caesar and the Senate.
(c) To support Caesar against the Senate.
(d) To support neither Caesar nor the Senate.

5. What was bothering Cicero about the conditions in Chapter 10?
(a) How they occurred.
(b) How to react to them.
(c) How to delay them.
(d) How they could have been prevented.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the ability to exercise sovereign power, how many Praetors were there in the Roman government?

2. According to the Roman government, when could dictators be appointed?

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

4. Which form of evidence did Cicero use to prove Catalina guilty?

5. How did Caesar give his consent for Cicero's return from exile?

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