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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Nepos prevent Cicero from giving a speech?
(a) In the months after his Consulship.
(b) In the middle of his Consulship.
(c) At the beginning of his Consulship.
(d) At the end of his Consulship.

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

3. What helped Rome to win the War of Allies?
(a) Surprising military strategies.
(b) Unexpected reinforcements.
(c) Granting citizenship to many of their Allies.
(d) Building additional weapons throughout the war.

4. How did the number of cases that Cicero received change after his defense of Roscius?
(a) He was more selective.
(b) He decided to stop taking cases.
(c) He was overloaded.
(d) He decided to take fewer cases.

5. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?
(a) The little author.
(b) The little Greek writer.
(c) The little Greek boy.
(d) The little rhetorician.

6. What impressed Cicero about the potential of becoming an advocate in Chapter 2?
(a) The audience's reaction to an advocate.
(b) The impact an advocate could have in the courtroom.
(c) The fame and power of an effective public speaker on the world.
(d) The money a public speaker could make.

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

8. How was the Roman Constitution developed?
(a) Through new versions every year at the same time.
(b) It was only written once.
(c) With frequent rewrites.
(d) In layers over time.

9. Which political problems were at the source of the crisis for the Roman Empire?
(a) An agricultural crisis and the economy.
(b) An agricultural crisis and the changing role of the army.
(c) An agricultural crisis only.
(d) The economy and the changing role of the army.

10. What was the book that Caesar dedicated to Cicero about?
(a) Roman Laws.
(b) Politics.
(c) Latin Grammar.
(d) Wars.

11. How long did Cicero live in Sicily in Chapter 4?
(a) Three years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Five years.

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

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

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

15. How long did the Triumvirate use Cicero's skills as a lawyer?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Eight years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the public reaction when they became aware of the First Triumverate?

2. How was the city of Rome described in Chapter 3?

3. What did Everitt think about the Roman Constitution's checks and balances?

4. How many years were there between when Cicero's daughter was married and the actual wedding?

5. Which of the following was Cicero's main objective in restoring the Republic?

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