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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pays Caesar's debt when he is stopped on his way to Spain?
(a) Sulla.
(b) Marius.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Pompey.

2. What does Cato do to diminish the effects of Caesar's growing popularity?
(a) He offers the people additional corn.
(b) He increases the people's wages.
(c) He offers the people additional grain.
(d) He increases the amount of livestock the people have.

3. Which city does Pompey help rebuild on his way home to Rome?
(a) Pireas.
(b) Peristeri.
(c) Nikaia.
(d) Athens.

4. What does Cicero's name mean?
(a) Circle.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Chick pea.
(d) Chivalrous.

5. What does Pompey do with Sertorius's letters after his death?
(a) Burns them without reading them.
(b) Throws them into the sea after reading them.
(c) Burns them after reading them.
(d) Throws them into the sea without reading them.

6. Whose presence helps Pompey defeat Sertorius?
(a) Metellus.
(b) Marius.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Caesar.

7. Whom does the young Caesar eventually take on as his colleague?
(a) Cicero's grandson.
(b) Cicero's protégé.
(c) Cicero's son.
(d) Cicero's best friend.

8. What happens when Caesar and Pompey finally battle each other?
(a) Pompey refuses to fight Caesar.
(b) The two agree to a draw after a long battle.
(c) Caesar narrowly defeats Pompey.
(d) Caesar thoroughly defeats Pompey.

9. Why does Bibulus shut himself in his house at the end of his consul term?
(a) He is afraid he will be exiled.
(b) He is afraid he will be killed.
(c) He is suffering from an illness.
(d) He is afraid they will discover his betrayal.

10. What does Caesar do for Cleopatra?
(a) He gives her many rare jewels before leaving.
(b) He gives her a small fortune.
(c) He arranges for her to take the throne with her brother.
(d) He offers to relocate her to Rome.

11. Where is Cicero's country estate located?
(a) Arpi.
(b) Caieta.
(c) Circeo.
(d) Velia.

12. What age is Pompey when he is killed?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Sixty five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Fifty five.

13. How many men does Caesar have when he returns to free Cicero from the siege of a Gaul uprising?
(a) Nine thousand.
(b) Seven thousand.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) Three thousand.

14. What does Caesar do that many disagree with after his aunt, Julia, dies?
(a) He works to change the laws about burials.
(b) He works to return Marius from exile.
(c) He shows images of Marius.
(d) He shows images of Julia.

15. Who objects when Caesar attempts to use the treasury's money to fund a war?
(a) Pompey.
(b) Metellus.
(c) Crassus.
(d) Cinna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar give to the troops before returning them to Pompey?

2. What is Caesar known for during a battle?

3. Whom does Caesar pit the people against when he is in office?

4. What reason does Considius give for his general lack of fear?

5. Along with the dowry from his wife, what helps Cicero maintain his modest lifestyle?

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