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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Cicero respond to Cesar's request for help in Chapter 10?
(a) He countered with another offer.
(b) He resisted.
(c) He only agreed to certain aspects of it.
(d) He ignored it.

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

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

4. What did Caesar think should replace the squabbles of the Senate?
(a) Executive authority.
(b) New laws.
(c) A reduction in senators.
(d) An additional Consul.

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

6. When did Cicero return to Rome, greeted by happy crowds?
(a) June 20.
(b) August 15.
(c) August 31.
(d) June 10.

7. What were Cicero and his allies able to reveal support for in Chapter 10?
(a) New laws.
(b) Compromise.
(c) Lower taxes.
(d) Trade.

8. What did the conspirators do in order to diminish the seriousness of genuine support for Caesar?
(a) Prevent others from talking to Caesar.
(b) Insult Caesar excessively.
(c) Avoid talking to Caesar.
(d) Compliment Caesar excessively.

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

10. When did Cicero arrive in Cicilia?
(a) 50 B.C.
(b) 49 B.C.
(c) 52 B.C.
(d) 51 B.C.

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

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

13. What year was Caesar scheduled to return to Rome and become Consul again?
(a) 51 B.C.
(b) 50 B.C.
(c) 49 B.C.
(d) 48 B.C.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which help did Caesar ask Cicero for in Chapter 10?

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

3. What year was Octavian born?

4. According to the book, what was taking place as Cicero turned to writing between 46 B.C. and 44 B.C.?

5. To what extent had Rome changed when Cicero returned in Chapter 11?

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