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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How did Caesar give his consent for Cicero's return from exile?
(a) Nonchalantly.
(b) Reluctantly.
(c) Angrily.
(d) Happily.

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

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

6. At the end of 52 B.C., what depended on the alliance between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Trade with other cities.
(b) Economic regulations.
(c) A pending war.
(d) Political stability.

7. What was the length of the term for the Consuls?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Four years.
(d) One year.

8. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?
(a) About seven miles.
(b) About seventy miles.
(c) About fifty miles.
(d) About ninety miles.

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

10. Which year was Cicero's second and last child born?
(a) 65 B.C.
(b) 64 B.C.
(c) 67 B.C.
(d) 68 B.C.

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

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

13. Where was the town that Cicero was born located?
(a) East of Rome.
(b) North of Rome.
(c) South of Rome.
(d) West of Rome.

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

15. In which country did events set Pompey and Crassus against each other?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Gaul.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the Roman Constitution developed?

2. Which of the following was established to represent the Plebs?

3. When did Nepos prevent Cicero from giving a speech?

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

5. How did Everitt refer to Cicero's decision to leave Rome?

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