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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Following a successful campaign for Quaestor, what position was Cicero given in Sicily?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Administrator.
(c) Advisor.
(d) Treasurer.

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

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

6. What was Rome's economy like when Cicero became Consul?
(a) Recovering.
(b) Stable.
(c) Gradually worsening.
(d) On the brink of disaster.

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

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

9. Which one of the following was not included in the list of things that Cicero focused on during the years after his exile?
(a) Traveling.
(b) His private life.
(c) Literature.
(d) Philosophy.

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

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

12. How was the city of Rome described in Chapter 3?
(a) Well planned and constructed, and safe.
(b) Well planned and constructed, but dangerous in many places.
(c) Unplanned, chaotically built, but not dangerous.
(d) Unplanned, chaotically built, and dangerous in many places.

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

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

15. Besides trying to convince the Senate to ratify his conquests, what was Pompey's goal after returning to Italy?
(a) Starting another war.
(b) Stopping another war.
(c) Acquiring farms for veterans.
(d) Acquiring money for veterans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Quaestors mainly responsible for?

2. How far away from Rome was Cicero born?

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

4. When did Cicero begin studying law in Rome?

5. Which of the following was cited as a reason for the difficulty Rome had in managing its vast holdings?

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