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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Pretty-Boy's Revenge, The Good Goddess Affair and the Return of Pompey, 62-58 B.C..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Cicero respond to a land reform bill in Chapter 5?
(a) He supported most of it.
(b) He opposed it.
(c) He ignored it.
(d) He supported it.

2. What was the length of the term for the Consuls?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

3. Although Cicero's exact reason for leaving Rome was not well known, what might have been a possibility?
(a) His political ambitions.
(b) His writings.
(c) His financial situation.
(d) His health.

4. What age was Cicero when he became Praetor in Chapter 4?
(a) Forty.
(b) Forty five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirty five.

5. Who talked Cicero into exposing Clodius' false alibi at the festival?
(a) Terentia.
(b) No one.
(c) Pompey.
(d) Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?

2. While defeating Verres in court, what did Cicero do to become more well-known?

3. After quickly listing the crimes of Verres, how did Cicero build the case in his opening statement?

4. How long did Cicero live in Sicily in Chapter 4?

5. What was absent from Rome that caused further troubles in managing their holdings?

(see the answer key)

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