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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Philosophical Investigations, Thoughts on the Nature of Things, 46-44 B.C., Chapter 13, Why, This Is Violence!, Plots and Conspiracies, January—March 44 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which month was Cicero's book about oratory released?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) February.

2. What did the conspirators do in order to diminish the seriousness of genuine support for Caesar?
(a) Compliment Caesar excessively.
(b) Insult Caesar excessively.
(c) Avoid talking to Caesar.
(d) Prevent others from talking to Caesar.

3. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirty five.
(d) Forty five.

4. As Cicero displayed his pride over thwarting Catalina, what did he not realize?
(a) Pompey viewed him as a threat.
(b) He was eligible to be Consul for another year.
(c) Caesar viewed him as a threat.
(d) The people wanted him to be Consul for another year.

5. How did Everitt refer to Cicero's decision to leave Rome?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Anticipated.
(d) Clever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much work did On the State require?

2. After quickly listing the crimes of Verres, how did Cicero build the case in his opening statement?

3. When did Caesar return to be elected Consul?

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

5. Although Cicero's exact reason for leaving Rome was not well known, what might have been a possibility?

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