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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. Where does Cicero serve as a priest before returning to Rome?
(a) Cappadocia.
(b) Cilicia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Syria.

2. What does Pompey wait for before going to the aid of Metellus?
(a) Metellus's request.
(b) Cinna's request.
(c) Marius's request.
(d) Sulla's request.

3. Whom does the young Caesar eventually take on as his colleague?
(a) Cicero's grandson.
(b) Cicero's best friend.
(c) Cicero's son.
(d) Cicero's protégé.

4. Why does Caesar divorce his second wife?
(a) He does not have the time to sustain the marriage.
(b) He is accused of having an affair.
(c) She disagrees with his political ambitions.
(d) She is accused of having an affair.

5. Where does Pompey face Sertorius?
(a) Mesopotamia.
(b) Africa.
(c) Spain.
(d) Asia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cicero primarily known for?

2. How long does it take Pompey to win the war in Africa?

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

4. What does Caesar do for Cleopatra?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Plutarch feel about Caesar's military accomplishments and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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