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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years before Cicero was born did the crisis that would lead to the end of the Roman Republic begin?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifty.
(d) One hundred.

2. Which subjects did Cicero study extensively as a young man?
(a) Literature, astronomy, and philosophy.
(b) Literature, philosophy, astronomy, and rhetoric.
(c) Literature, rhetoric, and astronomy.
(d) Literature, philosophy, and rhetoric.

3. How many years were there between when Cicero's daughter was married and the actual wedding?
(a) Ten.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. What was Cicero's birthday?
(a) January 23.
(b) January 3.
(c) February 3.
(d) February 23.

5. Based on Cicero's letters around the time of his speech about Caesar in Chapter 7, what was clear about his mood?
(a) He was excited to be back.
(b) He was depressed.
(c) He was not depressed.
(d) He was not excited to be back.

6. As Cicero displayed his pride over thwarting Catalina, what did he not realize?
(a) Caesar viewed him as a threat.
(b) The people wanted him to be Consul for another year.
(c) He was eligible to be Consul for another year.
(d) Pompey viewed him as a threat.

7. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Yearly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.

8. Which part of the Forum did Everitt detail at length?
(a) Its landscape, buildings, and modern replications of it.
(b) Its landscape and modern replications of it.
(c) Its landscape and buildings.
(d) Its buildings and modern replications of it.

9. How did Caesar gain attention in Chapter 5?
(a) Raising money.
(b) Supporting Cicero.
(c) Opposing Cicero.
(d) Spending money.

10. What did Catalina do when Cicero gave a direct speech that exposed the conspiracy?
(a) Gathered an army and hid.
(b) Confronted Cicero and then hid.
(c) Gathered an army and confronted Cicero.
(d) Nothing.

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

12. According to the Roman government, when could dictators be appointed?
(a) With a vote from the people.
(b) With a vote in the Senate.
(c) During a war.
(d) During an emergency.

13. Who talked Cicero into exposing Clodius' false alibi at the festival?
(a) No one.
(b) Terentia.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Caesar.

14. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?
(a) The people.
(b) Senators.
(c) Quaestors.
(d) Praetors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Cicero when the liquidations took place in Chapter 2?

2. Which one of the following was not included in the list of things that Cicero focused on during the years after his exile?

3. Why did Cicero's defense of Roscius have such a big impact on his career?

4. Why did Cicero use his victory in a famous case to flatter the lower classes in Chapter 4?

5. What was absent from Rome that caused further troubles in managing their holdings?

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