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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. Whom does Caesar's daughter eventually marry?

2. What is Cicero's reputation as praetor?

3. How is Pompey's father, Strabo, generally considered?

4. What does Cicero work as when he first returns to Rome?

5. What is Pompey known for occasionally doing with captured nobles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plutarch mentions that Caesar has a more impressive military career than any of the other Roman leaders mentioned in the book. Analyze Caesar's military experience and the way he chooses to fight his battles, citing specific examples of what earns him so much respect from his soldiers and the people of Rome. Also, describe the way Caesar's military accomplishments compare to those of the other leaders and if your analysis supports Plutarch's opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the war between Marius and Metellus, chronicling how it begins, the reasons why it becomes so intense, and the effect its ending has on Marius's career as a Roman leader.

Essay Topic 3

Pompey's death was a result of the betrayal of the Egyptians.

1) Describe the dilemma that the Egyptians are faced with as Pompey approaches their shores. Analyze their decision, whether or not you agree with it, and why.

2) Explain the way Pompey decides to proceed to the shores of Egypt, his reaction to his impending death, and how he is killed .

3) Describe Caesar's response to Pompey's death along with his actions following it, and what you think his reasons are for both.

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