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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Cicero prefer to support in the conflict between Caesar and Pompey?
(a) Neither Pompey nor Caesar.
(b) Caesar for some issues and Pompey for other issues.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Pompey.

2. How long were Cicero and Terentia married?
(a) Twenty five years.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Thirty five years.
(d) Twenty years.

3. Where was Cicero going when he was caught by the tribune?
(a) Tusculum.
(b) Arpinum.
(c) Formiae.
(d) Astura.

4. How long did Cicero plan to govern Cicilia?
(a) Half a year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

5. What description was given of Caesar before he was killed?
(a) Optimistic and healthy.
(b) Depressed and unhealthy.
(c) Optimistic, but unhealthy.
(d) Depressed, but healthy.

6. How did people agree that Cicero died?
(a) With bravery and professionalism.
(b) With bravery, resilience, and professionalism.
(c) With bravery and resilience.
(d) With resilience and professionalism.

7. What were Cicero and his allies able to reveal support for in Chapter 10?
(a) Compromise.
(b) Lower taxes.
(c) New laws.
(d) Trade.

8. What did Cicero defend in his book about oratory in Chapter 8?
(a) The origins of rhetoric.
(b) The future of rhetoric.
(c) The practice of rhetoric.
(d) The reasons of rhetoric.

9. What did the conspirators do in order to diminish the seriousness of genuine support for Caesar?
(a) Prevent others from talking to Caesar.
(b) Avoid talking to Caesar.
(c) Compliment Caesar excessively.
(d) Insult Caesar excessively.

10. Which subject did Cicero teach when he returned to Rome?
(a) Politics.
(b) Law.
(c) Oratory.
(d) Writing.

11. How did Caesar react to Pompey's murder?
(a) He kept silent.
(b) He wrote a letter.
(c) He screamed.
(d) He cried.

12. When did the civil war in Chapter 11 end?
(a) At the end of 48 B.C.
(b) Mid-45 B.C.
(c) At the end of 47 B.C.
(d) Mid-46 B.C.

13. Despite advocating moderation and compromise, which type of conflict surrounded Cicero as he planned to govern Cicilia?
(a) Financial.
(b) Military.
(c) Personal.
(d) Political.

14. What was Cicero's reputation when he began writing about politics?
(a) He was more famous for his writings and had a reputation for speaking too much.
(b) He was more famous for his oratory and had a reputation for writing too much.
(c) He was equally famous for his oratory, writings and political terms.
(d) He had a reputation for writing and speaking just enough.

15. What was noted about Cicero's goal of restoring traditional political values at the end of the book?
(a) It was never challenged.
(b) It never wavered.
(c) It was the foundation of his writings.
(d) It was his best quality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was noteworthy about On Law?

2. When did Caesar's forces catch up with Pompey?

3. Out of the many blows that were used in the attack on Caesar, how many were fatal?

4. When did Cicero return to Rome, greeted by happy crowds?

5. What part of the Republic's modernization was the source of tension between Caesar and Pompey?

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