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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pompey living before joining Sulla's military effort?

2. What does Caesar do that many disagree with after his aunt, Julia, dies?

3. What age is Pompey when he is killed?

4. What does Cicero do after retiring from public life?

5. Why does Caesar divorce his second wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. What age is Pompey when he does battle with Caesar and what happens when the two first meet?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caesar's political career was hugely successful as he became appointed a dictator for life by the Roman people.

1) Compare Caesar's approach to politics and the offices he held with others who came before him, particularly Sulla, who had a distinctly different view of the people.

2) Describe the key events that caused Caesar to become so popular among the people, how his decisions and actions contributed to the popularity, and why the people connected with him in that way.

3) Analyze Caesar's political accomplishments and the situations that led him to become consul and then dictator. Also, include a description of the things that Caesar does to lose the support of the people and what his reasons are for them.

Essay Topic 2

Write an in depth essay about Crassus's personality traits, focusing on his main vice, avarice. Use examples and events to explain how his pension for greed affected both his political and military career.

Essay Topic 3

Caesar is known for having an impact on Rome from a very early age. Describe his youth and the events that lead up to his return to Rome, including an analysis of his capture by Sulla's men and the pirates. Also, explain why these situations and how Caesar handles them are a sign of the way he eventually approaches later conflicts in his life.

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