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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Cicero initially begin giving his famous speeches, the Philippics?
(a) To prevent an attack from Antony.
(b) As a way for him to resume his place in the Senate.
(c) As a response to Antony's attack.
(d) To restore order to the Senate.

2. Who did Cicero explain all of the details to in the fourth Philippic?
(a) The people.
(b) A few senators.
(c) The entire Senate.
(d) The courts.

3. When was Cicero's third Philippic given?
(a) February 24.
(b) January 1.
(c) January 24.
(d) February 1.

4. What did Cicero think about Caesar's ransacking of the Treasury in Rome?
(a) He was indifferent.
(b) He was surprised.
(c) He was disgusted.
(d) He was despondent.

5. How much fame and glory did Caesar say that Cicero's writings had earned?
(a) More than people know.
(b) More than any politician.
(c) More than expected.
(d) More than a general marching in triumph.

6. Which river did Caesar cross to ambush Pompey?
(a) Tiber.
(b) Rubicon.
(c) Arno.
(d) Po.

7. How many Roman soldiers died in the civil war?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) Two hundred and eighty thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Eighty thousand.

8. What year was Octavian born?
(a) 62 B.C.
(b) 61 B.C.
(c) 60 B.C.
(d) 63 B.C.

9. What was Cicero's reputation when he began writing about politics?
(a) He was more famous for his oratory and had a reputation for writing too much.
(b) He had a reputation for writing and speaking just enough.
(c) He was equally famous for his oratory, writings and political terms.
(d) He was more famous for his writings and had a reputation for speaking too much.

10. How did the opposition to Caesar act when Pompey abandoned Rome?
(a) They were outraged.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They were unaware of it.
(d) They were hiding.

11. What was the purpose of the tribunal that was assembled with Octavian as Consul?
(a) To oversee future cases.
(b) To try the conspirators against Caesar.
(c) To prevent future political speeches.
(d) To undermine the Senate.

12. What did Cicero defend in his book about oratory in Chapter 8?
(a) The practice of rhetoric.
(b) The future of rhetoric.
(c) The reasons of rhetoric.
(d) The origins of rhetoric.

13. As Cicero pointed out in the fifth Philippic, what did the attempts of negotiations fail to recognize about Antony?
(a) Questionable tactics.
(b) Aggresive intentions.
(c) Deceptive intentions.
(d) Inexcusable tactics.

14. What did Cicero speak against in his Philippics?
(a) Another election.
(b) A compromise with Antony.
(c) A set of laws against Antony.
(d) Another war.

15. Why did Antony begin to lose power to Octavian?
(a) New laws were ineffective.
(b) He could not gather any troops.
(c) The mutiny of some troops.
(d) A loss of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Pompey killed?

2. What description was given of Caesar before he was killed?

3. What was bothering Cicero about the conditions in Chapter 10?

4. When did Cicero begin to write about politics?

5. Where was Cicero before meeting with Caesar in Chapter 11?

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