Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Test | Final Test - Easy

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Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Cicero disappear from public view in Chapter 10?
(a) One year.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Two years.

2. Although trying to remain neutral, what did Cicero fear would happen no matter who gained control in Chapter 10?
(a) The people would be upset.
(b) The Constitution would be destroyed.
(c) The Constitution would be ignored.
(d) The people would be resentful.

3. Who did Cicero prefer to support in the conflict between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Neither Pompey nor Caesar.
(b) Pompey.
(c) Caesar for some issues and Pompey for other issues.
(d) Caesar.

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. When did Cicero arrive in Rome after his governorship at Cicilia was over?
(a) 49 B.C.
(b) 48 B.C.
(c) 51 B.C.
(d) 52 B.C.

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

7. How many times was Antony defeated at the beginning of the war?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Seven times.

8. What was noted about Cicero's goal of restoring traditional political values at the end of the book?
(a) It was the foundation of his writings.
(b) It was never challenged.
(c) It was his best quality.
(d) It never wavered.

9. When did the conspiracies against Caesar begin?
(a) One month after the Ides of March.
(b) One year after the Ides of March.
(c) Four months after the Ides of March.
(d) Eight months after the Ides of March.

10. How did Caesar react to Pompey's murder?
(a) He cried.
(b) He kept silent.
(c) He wrote a letter.
(d) He screamed.

11. Where did Cicero retreat after the death of his daughter?
(a) Tusculum.
(b) Argiletum.
(c) Astura.
(d) Palatine.

12. According to Cicero in On Law, when can oratory have a moral impact?
(a) When it is presented in certain situations.
(b) When it is used properly.
(c) When it is expertly written.
(d) When it is expertly spoken.

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

14. Which of the following was a main challenge that Cicero struggled with in Cicilia?
(a) The economy.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Policing.
(d) Inventing new laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Cicero explain all of the details to in the fourth Philippic?

2. Out of the many blows that were used in the attack on Caesar, how many were fatal?

3. Which of the following historians was mentioned in the book as documenting the rivalry between Caesar and Pompey?

4. When did Cicero divorce Terentia?

5. Which river did Caesar cross to ambush Pompey?

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