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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 give to the troops before returning them to Pompey?
(a) Land.
(b) Food.
(c) Instructions.
(d) A monetary gift.

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

3. What does Caesar do that many disagree with after his aunt, Julia, dies?
(a) He works to return Marius from exile.
(b) He works to change the laws about burials.
(c) He shows images of Julia.
(d) He shows images of Marius.

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) Allowing his men to rest for long periods of time.
(d) Facing the same dangers as his men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caesar do upon being declared the dictator of Rome?

2. How does Vergentorix, the commander of the Gaul forces, surrender?

3. Whom does Clodius ask for help when he is planning his attack on Cicero?

4. What does Caesar do to the pirates when he eventually captures them?

5. Why does Pompey refuse to help Cicero face Clodius?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cicero approach young Caesar when he arrives in Rome, and what happens to cause the two to be on opposite sides?

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

3. What is interesting about how the battle between Pompey and Sertorius ends, and Pompey's decision afterward?

4. How does Cicero die and how is he remembered?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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