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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. Where is Caesar betrayed and murdered?

2. What causes Lepidus to die?

3. What does Caesar do for Cleopatra?

4. What does Caesar do when he is captured by Sulla's men?

5. Along with the dowry from his wife, what helps Cicero maintain his modest lifestyle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal problems does Cicero encounter after he retires from public life?

2. How does Pompey's reputation contrast with his father's?

3. What are some of the omens that Plutarch discusses leading up to Caesar's death?

4. What leads to the civil war between Caesar and Pompey?

5. What kind of reputation does Pompey have with regard to the way he treats enemy soldiers?

6. How do the people show their support for Caesar when he enters politics and what does Cato do to try to lessen Caesar's popularity at that time?

7. What is interesting about how the battle between Pompey and Sertorius ends, and Pompey's decision afterward?

8. What is the dilemma Cicero faces upon discovering the plan by Catiline's forces that remain in Rome?

9. Why does Cicero retire from public life, and what do his plans include at this point in his life?

10. What is it about Caesar's actions that cause him to lose support from the people, and how does he become a dictator for life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the war between Marius and Metellus, chronicling how it begins, the reasons why it becomes so intense, and the effect its ending has on Marius's career as a Roman leader.

Essay Topic 2

During the Roman Empire, marriage was used as a way to exercise control over people and situations and was looked at much differently than it is today. Write an essay describing the way the Romans, and the leaders in particular, saw marriage, and how it differs from current times. Provide examples of the way marriage was used for political purposes in the book, how each of the leaders viewed it, and why there were so many different marriages within a short period.

Essay Topic 3

Caesar is known for having an impact on Rome from a very early age. Describe his youth and the events that lead up to his return to Rome, including an analysis of his capture by Sulla's men and the pirates. Also, explain why these situations and how Caesar handles them are a sign of the way he eventually approaches later conflicts in his life.

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