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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. Why was it easy for mob rule to exist in Rome?
(a) High unemployment.
(b) The laws against it were not specific enough.
(c) High taxes.
(d) There were no laws against it.

2. How many years before Cicero was born did the crisis that would lead to the end of the Roman Republic begin?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) One hundred.

3. Which of the following was established to represent the Plebs?
(a) Councils.
(b) Tribunes.
(c) Advisory Boards.
(d) Advisory Committees.

4. Which year did Cicero leave Rome in Chapter 3?
(a) 81 B.C.
(b) 79 B.C.
(c) 78 B.C.
(d) 80 B.C.

5. Which of the following was cited as a reason for the difficulty Rome had in managing its vast holdings?
(a) High communication costs.
(b) A lack of communication.
(c) Low communication costs.
(d) Interrupted communication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Cicero's birthday?

2. Which year was Cicero's second and last child born?

3. What nickname was Cicero given while studying certain subjects?

4. When did the Plebs rebel against abuses of power?

5. Who talked Cicero into exposing Clodius' false alibi at the festival?

(see the answer key)

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