Episode 48 Quiz
Welcome to the quiz for Episode 48: The Right and the Expedient. See what you remember about Roman history from 63-43 BCE, and the last two decades of Cicero’s career, by clicking “START” below!
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What was Pompey’s main reason for joining the First Triumvirate?
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In 53 BCE, Crassus died. How did he die?
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On January 11th, 49 BCE, one of Roman history’s most important dates, Julius Caesar:
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Cicero’s Pro Marcello, delivered in September of 46 BCE, praises Caesar for his:
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Cicero criticized Publius Clodius Pulcher for:
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During Caesar’s civil war (49-45 BCE), Cicero:
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By the winter of 45, Cicero’s relationship with Mark Antony was characterized by:
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In the mid-60s BCE, Pompey the Great defeated:
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What was Cicero’s role in Caesar’s assassination?
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During Cicero’s provincial governorship in Cilicia, he:
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Cicero’s provincial governorship was spent in modern day:
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As he found himself increasingly alienated from Roman politics and reeled following the death of his daughter Tullia in early 45 BCE, Cicero turned increasingly to:
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Julius Caesar was assassinated on:
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In 54 BCE, what happened to dissolve the alliance between Pompey and Caesar?
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In 59 BCE, Clodius Pulcher worked to have Cicero exiled from Rome. The exile was largely out of Pulcher’s personal vendetta against Cicero, but was was the nominal reason for it?
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