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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months is it before Cicero is asked to return to Rome?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

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

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

4. What causes Cicero's second divorce?
(a) His time away from home.
(b) His wife's unfaithfulness.
(c) His return to public office.
(d) His daughter's death.

5. What is Cicero primarily known for?
(a) Being married into a noteworthy family.
(b) Being in the military.
(c) Being an ally to all of Rome's consuls.
(d) Being an orator and a poet.

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

7. How is Sertorius killed?
(a) He is killed by Pompey.
(b) He is killed by Marius.
(c) He is killed by Caesar.
(d) He is assassinated by his own men.

8. What is Pompey known for occasionally doing with captured nobles?
(a) Convincing them to join his army.
(b) Allowing them to escape.
(c) Burning them.
(d) Beheading them.

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

10. How long does it take Pompey to win the war in Africa?
(a) Forty days.
(b) Thirty days.
(c) Sixty days.
(d) Fifty days.

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

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

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

14. Along with the dowry from his wife, what helps Cicero maintain his modest lifestyle?
(a) Money from people who appreciate his work.
(b) A small inheritance.
(c) A large inheritance.
(d) Money from the council officials who appreciate his work.

15. What does Caesar do when he is captured by Sulla's men?
(a) He kills one of them and is released.
(b) He escapes when they are not looking.
(c) He tricks them into thinking Sulla has ordered his release.
(d) He uses bribery to free himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Cicero's country estate located?

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

3. What happens when Caesar and Pompey finally battle each other?

4. What does Terentia, Cicero's wife, do to cause their divorce?

5. What does Cicero work as when he first returns to Rome?

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