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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. Which invaluable service did Cicero do while writing philosophy?

2. When did Cicero return to Rome, greeted by happy crowds?

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

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

5. How many times was Antony defeated at the beginning of the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unwavering qualities are the most remembered about Cicero?

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

3. How was Caesar assassinated?

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

5. Why did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 14?

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

7. What challenges did Cicero have in Cicilia?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The conflict between Caesar and Pompey led to a civil war in Ancient Rome.

1) Describe how the conflict between Caesar and Pompey began.

2) Explain which advantages each person had and the outcome of the war.

3) Analyze Cicero's place in the war, his opinions of it, and how he reacted to it.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Cicero and Caesar, their characters, their time as Consul, and the decisions they made, particularly Cicero's refusal to help Caesar at a key point in Ancient Roman history.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Cicero's view of the Roman Constitution, the criticism Everitt makes about it, whether or not you think the criticism is valid, and how the Roman Constitution compares with the United States Constitution.

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