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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 Cinna's disappearance lead some to believe?
(a) That Cinna has joined forces with Pompey.
(b) That Pompey killed Cinna.
(c) That Cinna fled in fear of Pompey.
(d) That Cinna is plotting an attack on Pompey.

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

3. What does Caesar do upon being declared the dictator of Rome?
(a) He gives the people more livestock.
(b) He gives the people money.
(c) He gives the people their rights back.
(d) He gives the people more land.

4. When must Pompey make his decision to befriend Crassus, according to the man of the equestrian order's vision?
(a) By the end of the year.
(b) After Pompey and Crassus leave office.
(c) By the end of the month.
(d) Before Pompey and Crassus leave office.

5. How is Pompey perceived throughout much of his life?
(a) As a vengeful man.
(b) As a greedy man.
(c) As a fearful man.
(d) As a generous man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Caesar betrayed and murdered?

3. What does Cicero occasionally do in order to garner glory?

4. When does Cicero return to Rome?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What part does Pompey play in the war in Africa, how does he want to be celebrated for it, and why is he given the name, "The Great"?

2. What leads to the civil war between Caesar and Pompey?

3. What are some of the omens that Plutarch discusses leading up to Caesar's death?

4. Why does Cicero leave Rome after he draws the ire of Clodius, and how does he return?

5. What is significant about the way Pompey begins his military career?

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Pompey at Mitylene, and how does he end up going to Egypt?

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