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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 did Cicero defend in his book about oratory in Chapter 8?
(a) The future of rhetoric.
(b) The practice of rhetoric.
(c) The reasons of rhetoric.
(d) The origins of rhetoric.

2. How long did Cicero disappear from public view in Chapter 10?
(a) One month.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

3. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?
(a) The little Greek writer.
(b) The little Greek boy.
(c) The little rhetorician.
(d) The little author.

4. How did Clodius' supporters distract Cicero at Milo's trial?
(a) By laughing.
(b) By asking a lot of questions.
(c) With signs.
(d) With an uproar.

5. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?
(a) About fifty miles.
(b) About seven miles.
(c) About seventy miles.
(d) About ninety miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?

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

3. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?

4. When did Cicero arrive in Cicilia?

5. When did Caesar return to be elected Consul?

(see the answer key)

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