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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Lepidus to die?
(a) Illness.
(b) Pompey kills him.
(c) He commits suicide.
(d) A letter detailing his wife's unfaithfulness.

2. How does Pompey plan to enter Rome after his victory in Africa?
(a) On horseback, leading his soldiers.
(b) On a chariot.
(c) On foot, leading his soldiers.
(d) Carried by his soldiers.

3. Where does Pompey face Sertorius?
(a) Africa.
(b) Spain.
(c) Mesopotamia.
(d) Asia.

4. How educated is Cicero?
(a) He is not educated at all.
(b) He is very educated.
(c) His has an average education.
(d) He is educated a little.

5. Why does Caesar divorce his second wife?
(a) He is accused of having an affair.
(b) She is accused of having an affair.
(c) She disagrees with his political ambitions.
(d) He does not have the time to sustain the marriage.

6. Where does Cicero serve as a priest before returning to Rome?
(a) Syria.
(b) Cilicia.
(c) Cappadocia.
(d) Armenia.

7. What age is Cicero when he is killed?
(a) Sixty Four.
(b) Eighty Four.
(c) Fifty Four.
(d) Seventy Four.

8. Who gives Pompey the nickname, "The Great"?
(a) Cinna.
(b) Marius.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Sulla.

9. What happens to Mithridates after Pompey defeats him?
(a) Mithridates pleads for his life.
(b) Mithridates escapes.
(c) Mithridates joins Pompey's army.
(d) Mithridates attacks Pompey.

10. Where is Pompey living before joining Sulla's military effort?
(a) Picenum.
(b) Gallicus.
(c) Cortona.
(d) Umbria.

11. How does Plutarch compare Caesar's military career with Marius, Sulla, and Pompey's?
(a) Caesar's career was more impressive than Marius, but equal to Sulla and Pompey.
(b) Caesar's career was more impressive than Pompey's, but equal to Marius and Sulla.
(c) Caesar's career was more impressive than Marius and Sulla, but equal to Pompey.
(d) Caesar's career was more impressive than all of them.

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

13. Why does Pompey refuse to help Cicero face Clodius?
(a) He agrees with Clodius.
(b) He is obeying Caesar's order.
(c) He does not have the resources to help.
(d) He is holding a grudge against Cicero.

14. What happens to Clodius while Cicero is away?
(a) He is prosecuted.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He disappears.
(d) He is exiled.

15. What do the people fear when the senate session lasts longer than normal?
(a) That Caesar has been killed.
(b) That Caesar has been held.
(c) That Caesar has been exiled.
(d) That Caesar has been replaced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar do that many disagree with after his aunt, Julia, dies?

2. What causes Pompey to be unrecognizable to a soldier, almost bringing about Pompey's death?

3. When must Pompey make his decision to befriend Crassus, according to the man of the equestrian order's vision?

4. How is Pompey perceived throughout much of his life?

5. Where does Cicero go when he is denied entrance into Sicily?

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