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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Quaestors were in the Roman government?

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

3. Later in Cicero's life, when did he return to the villa in the countryside mentioned in Chapter 2?

4. What small town was Cicero born in?

5. In which country did events set Pompey and Crassus against each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of academic training did Cicero receive?

2. Why did Cicero flatter the lower classes after a major victory as Praetor?

3. What was causing trouble for the Roman Empire in the First Century, B.C.?

4. What was the basic structure of the Roman government?

5. Which army did Cicero serve in during the War of Allies in Chapter 2?

6. What political problem led to the crisis that Cicero would face?

7. How did Cicero win the Roscius case?

8. What was the reason for Cicero's speech about the First Triumvirate?

9. How did Cicero protect himself against Clodius and his gang?

10. What happened to Cicero at the trial of Milo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the setting of "Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician." Include a description of Ancient Rome and the Forum, as well as the ancestry of the locations, and how they impacted Cicero's life.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Cicero's case against Verres, its significance in Cicero's career, and the results of it for Cicero and the city. Also, provide an explanation of the strategy that Cicero used during the case and why it was effective.

Essay Topic 3

The conflict between Caesar and Pompey led to a civil war in Ancient Rome.

1) Describe how the conflict between Caesar and Pompey began.

2) Explain which advantages each person had and the outcome of the war.

3) Analyze Cicero's place in the war, his opinions of it, and how he reacted to it.

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