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

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

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

4. What was the main charge in the first Catilinarian conspiracy?
(a) Extortion.
(b) Bribery.
(c) Theft.
(d) Attempted murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much was known about Cicero's mother, Helvia?

2. Which one of the following was not included in the list of things that Cicero focused on during the years after his exile?

3. At the end of 52 B.C., what depended on the alliance between Caesar and Pompey?

4. Why did Cicero use his victory in a famous case to flatter the lower classes in Chapter 4?

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

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