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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the civil war in Chapter 11 end?
(a) At the end of 48 B.C.
(b) Mid-46 B.C.
(c) At the end of 47 B.C.
(d) Mid-45 B.C.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was On the State written about?
(a) Responses to common legal questions.
(b) The ideal military and the ideal war.
(c) The ideal constitution and the ideal citizen.
(d) Responses to common political questions.

9. Which of Cicero's books were written in dialogue form?
(a) Neither On the State nor On Law.
(b) Only On Law.
(c) On the State and On Law.
(d) Only On the State.

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

11. What was Cicero's instinct about Caesar's attempts in the Senate?
(a) To support Caesar against the Senate.
(b) To support neither Caesar nor the Senate.
(c) To support the Senate against Caesar.
(d) To support both Caesar and the Senate.

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

13. Which help did Caesar ask Cicero for in Chapter 10?
(a) To develop better laws.
(b) To lead the military.
(c) To be a propaganda agent.
(d) To raise money.

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

15. Where was Pompey killed?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Gaul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the tribunal that was assembled with Octavian as Consul?

2. Who did Cicero prefer to support in the conflict between Caesar and Pompey?

3. What caused Cicero to be wary of helping Octavian?

4. How much fame and glory did Caesar say that Cicero's writings had earned?

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

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