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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Cicero's Civil War, Against Marc Antony, January—April, 43 B.C., Chapter 16, Death at the Seaside, The End of the Republic, April—November, 43 B.C., Chapter 17, Postmortems.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age was Cicero when he started giving speeches?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty five.
(d) Twenty five.

2. When did the civil war in Chapter 11 end?
(a) At the end of 48 B.C.
(b) Mid-45 B.C.
(c) At the end of 47 B.C.
(d) Mid-46 B.C.

3. How did Cicero respond to a land reform bill in Chapter 5?
(a) He supported it.
(b) He opposed it.
(c) He supported most of it.
(d) He ignored it.

4. What effect did Cicero's marriage to Terentia have on him?
(a) It caused him to rethink his work.
(b) It helped him financially.
(c) It caused him to spend more time away from work.
(d) It helped him politically.

5. Which form of evidence did Cicero use to prove Catalina guilty?
(a) A previous case.
(b) A confession.
(c) Letters.
(d) Witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cicero lead a campaign while he was governing Cicilia?

2. Which tactic did Caesar use in order to get a land reform bill passed?

3. What did Caesar think should replace the squabbles of the Senate?

4. According to the book, what was taking place as Cicero turned to writing between 46 B.C. and 44 B.C.?

5. What was the length of the term for the Consuls?

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