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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Always Be the Best, My Boy, The Bravest, From Arpinum to Rome, 106-82 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who elected the Consuls in the Roman government?
(a) Quaestors.
(b) The people.
(c) Praetors.
(d) Senators.

2. What did Cicero learn about from Diodotus?
(a) Pyrrhonian skepticism.
(b) Cynicism.
(c) Academic skepticism.
(d) Stoicism.

3. Whose army did Cicero fight with in the War of Allies?
(a) Cnaeus Pompeius Strabo.
(b) Lucius Julius Caesar.
(c) Gaius Marius.
(d) Lucius Porcius Cato.

4. How was the Roman Constitution developed?
(a) With frequent rewrites.
(b) It was only written once.
(c) In layers over time.
(d) Through new versions every year at the same time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was cited as a reason for the difficulty Rome had in managing its vast holdings?

2. How many inhabitants did Rome have in the First Century, B.C.?

3. When did Cicero begin studying law in Rome?

4. Which of the following was listed as a cause for the War of Allies?

5. According to the Roman government, when could dictators be appointed?

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