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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. Why does Aurelia worry about her daughter-in-law after Caesar becomes Pontifus Maximus?
(a) She is spending time with Claudians.
(b) She is close to discovering Caesar's infidelity.
(c) She has strange rendezvous.
(d) She is very stupid.

2. Who does Gabinius work for?
(a) Cornelius.
(b) Himself.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Cicero.

3. What group does Fabia belong to?
(a) The Vestal Virgins.
(b) The Daughters of Zeuss.
(c) The Nurses of Mercy.
(d) The Senate Women.

4. How does Servelia feel about her sons?
(a) She loves them.
(b) She is ashamed of them.
(c) She is amused by them.
(d) She has pity on them.

5. What does Caesar say to Lucius after he is elected the Pontifus Maximus?
(a) All of these.
(b) His feelings for him will not change.
(c) He will be the same man.
(d) He is welcome in the new home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fire of Vesta hold?

2. What religious role does the Pontifus Maximus hold?

3. What does Caesar plan to do to get the approval he needs?

4. How does Cato describe Caesar's festivals?

5. Who is the current First Man in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clodius do after being robbed?

2. What does Servelia do when Brutus is called to war?

3. What warning does Caesar give Clodius?

4. What does Caesar think must be changed radically in Rome, at the beginning of the book?

5. How does Ptolemny get on Clodius's revenge list?

6. How does Julia feel about Brutus, and why?

7. Why is Clodius circumcised?

8. How are the Vestal Virgins appointed, and what is required of them?

9. What does Fulvia demand of Clodius after their marriage, and what is Clodius's response to this?

10. What does Caesar say when Catalus offers him a bribe, and why?

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