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

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

3. How was On the State received?
(a) It was popular but had little political impact.
(b) It was popular and had great political impact.
(c) Not as many copies were available and it had little political impact.
(d) Not as many copies were available, but it had great political impact.

4. How long did Cicero disappear from public view in Chapter 10?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two months.

5. Which of the following was unclear about Cicero's actions leading to his death?
(a) Why he started walking to Rome.
(b) Why he did not run.
(c) When he was caught.
(d) When he realized he was being chased.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was Cicero described at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. Which month was Cicero's book about oratory released?

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

5. Why did Cassius mainly hate Caesar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Pompey abandoned Rome in Chapter 10?

2. What did Cicero write about in the beginning of Chapter 12 and why?

3. What happened to cause a Second Triumvirate and the end of the Republic?

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

5. What were the Philippics?

6. How were Cicero's books received?

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

8. What was Caesar planning in the beginning of Chapter 9?

9. Why did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 14?

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

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