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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 allowed the person in, who desecrated the Bona Dea?

2. What does the narrator say Servelia is for Caesar?

3. Why does Caesar not borrow money from Crassus for his debts?

4. What is Cicero's position?

5. What does Cato shout in the Senate when asked about Caesar's land bill that would benefit Pompey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Senatus Consultum Ultimum?

2. How does Pompey feel when he first meets Julia?

3. What information does Arrius bring the Senate after being hired by Caesar?

4. Who does Pompey want to find land for, and why?

5. How do Brutus and Julia feel about their parents' affair with each other?

6. What causes Catilina to leave Rome?

7. Why is Vatinius so grateful to Caesar?

8. What happens to all the traitors who were in league with Catilina?

9. How does Cicero find his name on Clodius's revenge list?

10. Why does Clodius veto Bibulus out of office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Caesar's idea about politics at the end of the book, and what caused this to change? How did this change affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of people. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the people in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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