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

2. Upon returning to Italy, how does Pompey divorce his wife before marrying Julia, Caesar's daughter?
(a) He tells her in private.
(b) He tells her publicly.
(c) Through a messenger.
(d) Through a letter.

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

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

5. How educated is Cicero?
(a) His has an average education.
(b) He is very educated.
(c) He is not educated at all.
(d) He is educated a little.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cicero primarily known for?

2. What causes Lepidus to die?

3. Along with the dowry from his wife, what helps Cicero maintain his modest lifestyle?

4. Why is Cicero not involved with Caesar's murder?

5. Who supports the law to give Pompey increased powers to fight the pirates?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the rivalry between Cicero and Clodius begin?

2. What actions does Caesar make following the deaths of his aunt and wife that endear him to the people of Rome?

3. How does Caesar avoid death in his youth, and what do his dealings with the pirates display?

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

5. What is the contrast between Caesar's troops and Pompey's troops, and how does that affect the outcome of their war?

6. What does Caesar do to build support for himself as a Roman leader after he returns from Gaul, and why is the timing significant?

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

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

9. How do the differences between Caesar and Pompey lead to Caesar becoming the dictator of Rome, and what does he do with the position?

10. What is Cicero's educational background and how does it contribute to the decisions made early in his career?

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