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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. Who did Cicero prefer to support in the conflict between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Caesar for some issues and Pompey for other issues.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Neither Pompey nor Caesar.

2. How did the opposition to Caesar act when Pompey abandoned Rome?
(a) They were unaware of it.
(b) They were hiding.
(c) They were outraged.
(d) They were confused.

3. In a deal that was eventually broken by Clodius, what did Cicero agree to do if Clodius did not launch a prosecution?
(a) Stop blocking one of Clodius' reforms.
(b) Support Clodius' reforms.
(c) Stop blocking Clodius' reforms.
(d) Support one of Clodius' reforms.

4. Why did Cassius mainly hate Caesar?
(a) Personal and political reasons.
(b) Political reasons.
(c) Neither personal nor political reasons.
(d) Personal reasons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pompey and Crassus serve as Consuls?

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

3. What type of campaign did Cicero lead while governing Cicilia?

4. What was bothering Cicero about the conditions in Chapter 10?

5. As mentioned in Chapter 8, which problem did Cicero observe in the Roman Constitution?

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