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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?
(a) Forty five.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty five.
(d) Thirty.

2. What did Cicero learn about from Diodotus?
(a) Stoicism.
(b) Cynicism.
(c) Pyrrhonian skepticism.
(d) Academic skepticism.

3. When did the two Consuls trade seniority?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Yearly.

4. At the end of 52 B.C., what depended on the alliance between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Trade with other cities.
(b) Economic regulations.
(c) A pending war.
(d) Political stability.

5. What helped Rome to win the War of Allies?
(a) Building additional weapons throughout the war.
(b) Granting citizenship to many of their Allies.
(c) Unexpected reinforcements.
(d) Surprising military strategies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides trying to convince the Senate to ratify his conquests, what was Pompey's goal after returning to Italy?

2. Which tactic did Caesar use in order to get a land reform bill passed?

3. Which year was Cicero's second and last child born?

4. Where was the town that Cicero was born located?

5. Following Clodius' death, what was Pompey asked to do for the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cicero uncover the conspiracy and thwart Catalina?

2. What was Caesar doing to gain support in Chapter 5?

3. What political problem led to the crisis that Cicero would face?

4. How did Cicero win the Roscius case?

5. Why did Cicero not give a speech at the end of his Consulship?

6. What was the result of the War of Allies?

7. How was the Roman Constitution described in Chapter 1?

8. How was Cicero returned from exile?

9. Which two social classes were mentioned in Chapter 1?

10. How did Cicero work with Caesar when he returned from exile?

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