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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. Who objects when Caesar attempts to use the treasury's money to fund a war?

2. Where is Caesar betrayed and murdered?

3. What age is Pompey when he is killed?

4. What does Caesar do when he is captured by Sulla's men?

5. Whose dream warns Caesar of his fate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Sulla makes his quest for control clear in the way he takes control of Rome.

1) Describe the events that lead up to Sulla attacking Rome and gaining control of it for the first time. Include your analysis of his actions and the motives behind them.

2) Explain what Sulla does after regaining control of Rome, how many soldiers are affected as a result, and what Sulla chooses to do with the control he gives himself.

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