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

2. What was noteworthy about On Law?
(a) It was never finished.
(b) It was Cicero's only book with an Introduction.
(c) It was Cicero's only book without an Introduction.
(d) It was Cicero's longest book.

3. When did Cicero divorce Terentia?
(a) 48 B.C.
(b) 49 B.C.
(c) 47 B.C.
(d) 50 B.C.

4. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?
(a) Informing the public.
(b) Enforcing the laws.
(c) Administration.
(d) Overseeing elections.

5. How long did Cicero spend polishing his speeches in the beginning of his career?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Hours.
(c) Days.
(d) Minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Out of the many blows that were used in the attack on Caesar, how many were fatal?

2. How much work did On the State require?

3. What year was Caesar scheduled to return to Rome and become Consul again?

4. How many years before Cicero was born did the crisis that would lead to the end of the Roman Republic begin?

5. What did Catalina do when Cicero gave a direct speech that exposed the conspiracy?

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