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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. Which year did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 3?
(a) 78 B.C.
(b) 80 B.C.
(c) 79 B.C.
(d) 81 B.C.

2. What was Cicero's birthday?
(a) February 23.
(b) January 3.
(c) February 3.
(d) January 23.

3. How much work did On the State require?
(a) A lot.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) A moderate amount.
(d) A little in some areas, a lot in others.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was noteworthy about On Law?

2. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?

3. When did Caesar's forces catch up with Pompey?

4. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?

5. When did Cicero arrive in Cicilia?

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