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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom does Clodius ask for help when he is planning his attack on Cicero?
(a) Caesar.
(b) Metellus.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Catiline.

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

4. What is Caesar known for during a battle?
(a) Only allowing his men to rest for short periods of time.
(b) Ordering his men to do impossible things.
(c) Facing the same dangers as his men.
(d) Allowing his men to rest for long periods of time.

5. 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.

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

7. When does Cicero return to Rome?
(a) On the eve of the civil war.
(b) On the day after the civil war.
(c) Two days after the civil war.
(d) Two days before the civil war.

8. Why does Pompey want to avoid fighting Caesar?
(a) He has less troops than Caesar.
(b) Bad omens.
(c) He is afraid of Caesar.
(d) Bad weather.

9. What reason does Considius give for his general lack of fear?
(a) His age.
(b) His knowledge.
(c) His influence.
(d) His previous accomplishments.

10. What does Cicero do after retiring from public life?
(a) He entertains people with his speeches.
(b) He visits relatives.
(c) He farms.
(d) He writes.

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

12. What plan of Catiline's does Cicero stop?
(a) A plan to stop the election.
(b) A plan to prevent Pompey from returning.
(c) A plan to stop Cicero from being the praetor.
(d) A plan to keep Sulla in control.

13. What does Caesar do when his first wife dies, endearing him to the people?
(a) He orders a day of prayer for her.
(b) He carries a locket she gave him.
(c) He pays to have her buried in a better location than was planned.
(d) He speaks at her funeral.

14. What do some people fear after appointing Caesar the dictator of Rome for life?
(a) That he will not accept the title.
(b) That he will not stay in Rome.
(c) That he will lose the influence he has.
(d) That there will be an attempt on his life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pompey insist upon Sulla's death?

2. What is Cicero's reputation as praetor?

3. Whom does the young Caesar eventually take on as his colleague?

4. What do the people fear when the senate session lasts longer than normal?

5. Where does Pompey face Sertorius?

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