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

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

3. What was Cicero's reputation when he began writing about politics?
(a) He was more famous for his oratory and had a reputation for writing too much.
(b) He had a reputation for writing and speaking just enough.
(c) He was equally famous for his oratory, writings and political terms.
(d) He was more famous for his writings and had a reputation for speaking too much.

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

5. To what extent had Rome changed when Cicero returned in Chapter 11?
(a) Not at all.
(b) A lot.
(c) A little.
(d) A moderate amount.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cicero lead a campaign while he was governing Cicilia?

2. As Cicero pointed out in the fifth Philippic, what did the attempts of negotiations fail to recognize about Antony?

3. What did the conspirators do in order to diminish the seriousness of genuine support for Caesar?

4. What did the Senate do when it appeared that Antony was defeated?

5. Where was Cicero before meeting with Caesar in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Caesar assassinated?

2. What did the conspirators against Caesar do as a way to diminish his reputation?

3. How did the conflict between Caesar and Pompey begin?

4. Why was Cicero's book, On Law, significant?

5. What was Caesar's reaction to Pompey's death?

6. Where was Cicero in Chapter 11, and how did he return to Rome?

7. Why did Cicero disappear from public view for a year in Chapter 10?

8. What was Cicero's opinion about the battle between Caesar and Pompey in Chapter 10?

9. How did Cicero view the pending feud between Caesar and Pompey while getting ready to return to Rome in 50 B.C.?

10. How was Cicero victorious over Antony?

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