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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Cicero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much ransom does Caesar pay for his release from the pirates?
(a) Fifty talents.
(b) Forty talents.
(c) Twenty talents.
(d) Thirty talents.

2. What is Hispania Ulterior when Marius is sent to battle the bandits there?
(a) A major supplier of food for Rome.
(b) An uncivilized province.
(c) A major ally to Rome.
(d) A civilized province.

3. What role does Andromachus play in the plans Crassus has to avoid the Parthians?
(a) He alerts the Parthians.
(b) He offers money to Crassus for the trip.
(c) He bribes several of Crassus's men to betray him.
(d) He tries to set up a decoy for the Parthians.

4. How many servants does Crassus have when he escapes to Spain?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

5. What is Sulla looking for as he sails to Aedepsus for rest?
(a) The cold water cures.
(b) The hot water cures.
(c) The hot wine cures.
(d) The cold wine cures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sulla require Pompey the Great to do?

2. What does Caesar do to the pirates when he eventually captures them?

3. How is Pompey's father, Strabo, generally considered?

4. What happens to Catiline after Cicero uncovers his plans?

5. Why does Metellus first decline Marius's request to return to Rome to seek the consulate?

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