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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cicero learn about from Diodotus?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Pyrrhonian skepticism.
(c) Cynicism.
(d) Academic skepticism.

2. With the ability to exercise sovereign power, how many Praetors were there in the Roman government?
(a) Thirty two.
(b) Four.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Eight.

3. Which year did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 3?
(a) 81 B.C.
(b) 80 B.C.
(c) 79 B.C.
(d) 78 B.C.

4. Why was it easy for mob rule to exist in Rome?
(a) There were no laws against it.
(b) High unemployment.
(c) High taxes.
(d) The laws against it were not specific enough.

5. When was Crassus killed in battle?
(a) 52 B.C.
(b) 53 B.C.
(c) 55 B.C.
(d) 54 B.C.

6. Who passed the bill that caused Cicero to go into exile?
(a) Clodius and Caesar.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Neither Caesar nor Clodius.
(d) Clodius.

7. After hearing about Catalina's plan, what did Cicero convince the Senate to do?
(a) Postpone the elections.
(b) Issue a fine.
(c) Stop Catalina from leaving the city.
(d) Arrest Catalina.

8. Later in Cicero's life, when did he return to the villa in the countryside mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) During difficult times.
(b) He stayed there most of the time.
(c) During the preparations for political events.
(d) He visited there for significant occasions.

9. Which of the following was Cicero's main objective in restoring the Republic?
(a) Lowering taxes for most Romans.
(b) Revising the Constitution.
(c) Drawing attention to the Constitution.
(d) Lowering taxes for all Romans.

10. How many inhabitants did Rome have in the First Century, B.C.?
(a) Over a million.
(b) Over two million.
(c) Two million.
(d) Less than a million.

11. 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 Clodius' reforms.
(b) Support Clodius' reforms.
(c) Stop blocking one of Clodius' reforms.
(d) Support one of Clodius' reforms.

12. Why was the defeat of Verres significant?
(a) The verdict was made in less than an hour.
(b) It made a case for reforming the courts.
(c) The verdict was made in less than a day.
(d) It was the first guilty verdict made in the courts.

13. How did Verres react to the probability of defeat?
(a) He went into exile.
(b) He tried to bribe the Senate.
(c) He denied the charges.
(d) He laughed.

14. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty five.

15. When did Pompey and Crassus serve as Consuls?
(a) 55 B.C.
(b) 53B.C.
(c) 50 B.C.
(d) 52 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the number of cases that Cicero received change after his defense of Roscius?

2. Whose army did Cicero fight with in the War of Allies?

3. Following a successful campaign for Quaestor, what position was Cicero given in Sicily?

4. How was the Roman Constitution developed?

5. What impressed Cicero about the potential of becoming an advocate in Chapter 2?

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