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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Cicero going when he was caught by the tribune?
(a) Astura.
(b) Tusculum.
(c) Arpinum.
(d) Formiae.

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

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

4. What did the Senate do when it appeared that Antony was defeated?
(a) They became complacent.
(b) They stopped meeting.
(c) They refused to listen to the people.
(d) They tried to revise the laws.

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

6. When did Cicero begin to write about politics?
(a) 54 B.C.
(b) 55 B.C.
(c) 52 B.C.
(d) 53 B.C.

7. How old was Antony after Caesar's death?
(a) Fifties.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Forties.
(d) Thirties.

8. 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.

9. How did people agree that Cicero died?
(a) With resilience and professionalism.
(b) With bravery, resilience, and professionalism.
(c) With bravery and professionalism.
(d) With bravery and resilience.

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

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

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

13. Where did Cicero lead a campaign while he was governing Cicilia?
(a) Media.
(b) Parthia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Margiana.

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

15. Why did Cassius mainly hate Caesar?
(a) Personal and political reasons.
(b) Political reasons.
(c) Neither personal nor political reasons.
(d) Personal reasons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Cicero's books were written in dialogue form?

2. When did Cicero return to Rome, greeted by happy crowds?

3. How much work did On the State require?

4. What age was Cicero when he returned to Rome in Chapter 11?

5. Which invaluable service did Cicero do while writing philosophy?

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