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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. Why was it easy for mob rule to exist in Rome?
(a) High unemployment.
(b) There were no laws against it.
(c) High taxes.
(d) The laws against it were not specific enough.

2. How did Caesar gain attention in Chapter 5?
(a) Raising money.
(b) Spending money.
(c) Supporting Cicero.
(d) Opposing Cicero.

3. Why did Cicero's defense of Roscius have such a big impact on his career?
(a) The beginning of his speech.
(b) The oratorical structure of his speech.
(c) The ending of his speech.
(d) The place where his speech took place.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Nepos prevent Cicero from giving a speech?

2. When was Crassus killed in battle?

3. Which part of the Forum did Everitt detail at length?

4. What was the main charge in the first Catilinarian conspiracy?

5. Later in Cicero's life, when did he return to the villa in the countryside mentioned in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Cicero have an administrative post and how long was he there?

2. What happened to Cicero at the trial of Milo?

3. What did Cicero do while he was away from Rome in Chapter 3?

4. What caused Cicero to be exiled from Rome?

5. Why did Cicero decide to become an advocate?

6. Which army did Cicero serve in during the War of Allies in Chapter 2?

7. How did Cicero win the Roscius case?

8. Why were the Consuls elected in the Roman government and how did they serve?

9. What was causing trouble for the Roman Empire in the First Century, B.C.?

10. How did Cicero protect himself against Clodius and his gang?

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