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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the number of cases that Cicero received change after his defense of Roscius?

2. After quickly listing the crimes of Verres, how did Cicero build the case in his opening statement?

3. How long did Cicero live in Sicily in Chapter 4?

4. When did Cicero begin studying law in Rome?

5. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Roman Constitution described in Chapter 1?

2. What was the state of Rome when Cicero first became Consul?

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

4. In what way did Cicero begin his speaking career in Chapter 3?

5. What was Caesar doing to gain support in Chapter 5?

6. How did Cicero become elected Consul?

7. What type of academic training did Cicero receive?

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

9. What was the reason for Cicero's speech about the First Triumvirate?

10. What was the result of the War of Allies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze three main themes that were present and/or repeated in Cicero's writings along with why you think they were important to him.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the intention of Everitt in writing "Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician," including how the book was organized, Everitt's reasons for structuring it that way, and an analysis of the book's title.

Essay Topic 3

As mentioned in the book, Cicero used dialogue form in some of his books.

1) Define what dialogue form is and how it is used in literature.

2) Analyze the way Cicero wrote his books in dialogue form and why he selected that technique.

3) Explain how dialogue form can be valuable in writing both fiction and non-fiction.

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