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

2. Where was Pompey killed?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

3. When did Caesar's forces catch up with Pompey?
(a) June 2, 47 B.C.
(b) August 9, 49 B.C.
(c) June 12, 52 B.C.
(d) August 19, 50 B.C.

4. According to the book, what was taking place as Cicero turned to writing between 46 B.C. and 44 B.C.?
(a) The Republic was lost.
(b) The Republic was being rebuilt.
(c) People were leaving Rome.
(d) People were moving to Rome.

5. Which of Cicero's books were written in dialogue form?
(a) Neither On the State nor On Law.
(b) Only On the State.
(c) Only On Law.
(d) On the State and On Law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Antony begin to lose power to Octavian?

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

3. How did the Senate respond to the third Philippic?

4. What was bothering Cicero about the conditions in Chapter 10?

5. How did Cicero respond to Cesar's request for help in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cicero respond to the personal events he endured in 46 B.C.?

2. How did Cicero begin his writing in 55 B.C.?

3. Why did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 14?

4. What did Cicero do when he returned to Rome in Chapter 14 and how was he received?

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

6. Which contributions did Cicero make through his philosophical works?

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

8. What were the Philippics?

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

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

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