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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pompey insist upon Sulla's death?
(a) That his family not be allowed at the burial.
(b) That he does not receive a proper burial.
(c) That he receives a proper burial.
(d) That his family be allowed at the burial.

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

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

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

5. What does Terentia, Cicero's wife, do to cause their divorce?
(a) She is exiled from the city for her associations.
(b) She takes the valuables from his house.
(c) She tries to have Cicero arrested.
(d) She has an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar use to build support for himself as a Roman leader?

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

3. What does Caesar do on his way back to Rome?

4. What does Caesar do when he is captured by Sulla's men?

5. What does Pompey do for Stratonice's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the Egyptians to betray Pompey, how does he die, and what is Caesar's reaction?

2. What does Cicero's name mean, why was he given it, and how does his response to it indicate his sense of humor?

3. How do the people show their support for Caesar when he enters politics and what does Cato do to try to lessen Caesar's popularity at that time?

4. How does Caesar die and why has the event become so famous?

5. What personal problems does Cicero encounter after he retires from public life?

6. How does Pompey face criticism for pursuing Caesar and what happens when the two meet for the final time?

7. What kind of reputation does Pompey have with regard to the way he treats enemy soldiers?

8. Why does Cicero retire from public life, and what do his plans include at this point in his life?

9. How does Pompey's reputation contrast with his father's?

10. What is it about Caesar's actions that cause him to lose support from the people, and how does he become a dictator for life?

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