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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Cicilia located in present day?
(a) Western Turkey.
(b) Northern Turkey.
(c) Southern Turkey.
(d) Eastern Turkey.

2. According to the book, what was taking place as Cicero turned to writing between 46 B.C. and 44 B.C.?
(a) The Republic was lost.
(b) The Republic was being rebuilt.
(c) People were leaving Rome.
(d) People were moving to Rome.

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

4. What was bothering Cicero about the conditions in Chapter 10?
(a) How to react to them.
(b) How they occurred.
(c) How they could have been prevented.
(d) How to delay them.

5. Which month was Cicero's book about oratory released?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) June.

6. When did Antony issue a rebuttal to Cicero in the Senate?
(a) The beginning of April.
(b) The beginning of June.
(c) The end of February.
(d) The end of January.

7. When did Caesar's forces catch up with Pompey?
(a) August 9, 49 B.C.
(b) June 2, 47 B.C.
(c) June 12, 52 B.C.
(d) August 19, 50 B.C.

8. How long did it take before Cicero began to recover from his daughter's passing?
(a) Several days.
(b) Several years.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Several months.

9. Which one of the following did not happen after Caesar's funeral?
(a) The Senate house was burned.
(b) Antony refused to attend.
(c) A riot broke out.
(d) Cicero left Rome.

10. Which of the following historians was mentioned in the book as documenting the rivalry between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Xenophon.
(b) Appian.
(c) Criton.
(d) Plutarch.

11. What caused Cicero to be wary of helping Octavian?
(a) He did not know about Octavian's plans.
(b) He was unsure about how the people would react.
(c) It would distract him from writing more speeches.
(d) It would require unconstitutional actions.

12. What age was Cicero when he returned to Rome in Chapter 11?
(a) Forty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Seventy.

13. What part of the Republic's modernization was the source of tension between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Governing institutions.
(b) Housing.
(c) Trade agreements.
(d) Military.

14. What was noteworthy about On Law?
(a) It was Cicero's only book without an Introduction.
(b) It was never finished.
(c) It was Cicero's only book with an Introduction.
(d) It was Cicero's longest book.

15. How was Cicero described at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Pensive.
(b) Content.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was noted about Cicero's goal of restoring traditional political values at the end of the book?

2. Despite advocating moderation and compromise, which type of conflict surrounded Cicero as he planned to govern Cicilia?

3. What type of campaign did Cicero lead while governing Cicilia?

4. How long were Cicero and Terentia married?

5. What was Cicero's reputation when he began writing about politics?

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