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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 did Caesar react to Pompey's murder?
(a) He kept silent.
(b) He screamed.
(c) He cried.
(d) He wrote a letter.

2. What was On the State written about?
(a) Responses to common political questions.
(b) The ideal constitution and the ideal citizen.
(c) The ideal military and the ideal war.
(d) Responses to common legal questions.

3. When did Cicero arrive in Rome after his governorship at Cicilia was over?
(a) 49 B.C.
(b) 52 B.C.
(c) 51 B.C.
(d) 48 B.C.

4. Who did Cicero prefer to support in the conflict between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Caesar for some issues and Pompey for other issues.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Neither Pompey nor Caesar.
(d) Pompey.

5. How much work did On the State require?
(a) A moderate amount.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) A little in some areas, a lot in others.
(d) A lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What description was given of Caesar before he was killed?

2. Which invaluable service did Cicero do while writing philosophy?

3. Where is Cicilia located in present day?

4. When did Octavian ask Cicero for help against Antony?

5. Which subject did Cicero teach when he returned to Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges did Cicero have in Cicilia?

2. When was On the State published and what was it about?

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

4. How was Caesar assassinated?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 14?

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