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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Ideal Constitution, Writing about Politics, 55-43 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which month was Cicero's book about oratory released?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) November.

2. When did Pompey and Crassus serve as Consuls?
(a) 52 B.C.
(b) 55 B.C.
(c) 53B.C.
(d) 50 B.C.

3. Where was the town that Cicero was born located?
(a) North of Rome.
(b) West of Rome.
(c) East of Rome.
(d) South of Rome.

4. When did normalcy return to Rome after winning the War of Allies?
(a) Ten years later.
(b) Twenty years later.
(c) Twenty five years later.
(d) Five years later.

5. What impressed Cicero about the potential of becoming an advocate in Chapter 2?
(a) The impact an advocate could have in the courtroom.
(b) The audience's reaction to an advocate.
(c) The fame and power of an effective public speaker on the world.
(d) The money a public speaker could make.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rome's economy like when Cicero became Consul?

2. Why did the governing classes decide to back Cicero for Consul?

3. Which of Cicero's books were written in dialogue form?

4. How old was Cicero when the liquidations took place in Chapter 2?

5. What was the main charge in the first Catilinarian conspiracy?

(see the answer key)

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