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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cicero take the time to learn about everyone he meets?
(a) Their financial situation.
(b) Their name.
(c) Their background.
(d) Their profession.

2. Who supports the law to give Pompey increased powers to fight the pirates?
(a) Crassus.
(b) The man of the equestrian order.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Marius.

3. 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.

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

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

6. What does Pompey do for Stratonice's father?
(a) He allows him to join the army.
(b) He bestows a medal of honor to him.
(c) He bestows a fortune to him.
(d) He moves him to live closer to Stratonice.

7. What does Pompey do after defeating the revolt, led by Brutus?
(a) He imprisons Brutus.
(b) He lets Brutus go.
(c) He exiles Brutus from Rome.
(d) He kills Brutus.

8. Why do Caesar and Pompey hide their dislike for each other?
(a) They fear Marius.
(b) They fear Crassus.
(c) They fear the omens.
(d) They fear each other.

9. What does Caesar do on his way back to Rome?
(a) Trains himself to be in an army.
(b) Trains an army.
(c) Meets his first wife.
(d) Studies.

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

11. What does Cicero occasionally do in order to garner glory?
(a) He takes the stories of others as his own.
(b) He magnifies his achievements.
(c) He risks his life to provide stories to tell.
(d) He associates with those who have accomplished great things.

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

13. What is it about Stratonice that capture's Pompey's attention?
(a) Her shyness.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her singing voice.
(d) Her harp playing.

14. What happens to Catiline after Cicero uncovers his plans?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is wounded while escaping the city.
(c) He is told to leave Rome.
(d) He is imprisoned.

15. What does Caesar do to the pirates when he eventually captures them?
(a) Releases them after proving his point.
(b) Orders their deaths.
(c) Forces them to do manual labor for him.
(d) Acquires his ransom back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Clodius ask for help when he is planning his attack on Cicero?

2. Why does Caesar divorce his second wife?

3. Where is Pompey living before joining Sulla's military effort?

4. What leads to Mithridates' suicide?

5. What is Cicero primarily known for?

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