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WorksheetsCicero Celebration
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
The dates below are all birthdates of famous Roman generals/politicians.
When was Marcus Tullius Cicero born?
July 12, 100 BC
January 3, 106 BC
September 29, 106 BC
January 14, 83 BC
Cicero's cognomen, or personal surname, comes from the Latin for "chickpea".
TRUE
FALSE
Cicero's family was patrician (i.e. they had ancestors in the senate at the time of kings) and his father was a member of the senatorial order.
TRUE
FALSE
In 80 BC, Cicero won his first major public case (Pro Roscio Amerino) against a prominent supporter of the dictator ______
L. Quinctius Cincinnatus
M. Aemilius Lepidus
L. Cornelius Sulla
G. Julius Caesar
In 76 BC, Cicero was elected to the office of ____ which gave him life-long membership in the senate.
praetor
quaestor
consul
aedile
Cicero sympathized with the boni or optimates, the conservative party who supported the status quo and the senatorial system.
TRUE
FALSE
In 70 BC, Cicero famously prosecuted on behalf of the Sicilians the corrupt governor of the island from 73-70. His name was ___
Cataline
Verres
Pompey
Crassus
What duties did Cicero perform as aedile in 69 BC (age 36)? Select the TWO correct answers that apply.
He looked after public buildings and food supply.
He managed financial and administrative matters.
He sponsored public games and festivals.
He acted as a judge who administrated Roman law.
In 64 BC, Cicero sought the consulship for the first time as novus homo (a "new man"). His main opponent, considered too radical and revolutionary, was L. Sergius (a)
The events of Cicero's consulship in 63 BC are famous. All of the events below happened during his consulship EXCEPT ...
Cicero aimed to bring together senatorial and equestrian classes (concordia ordinum).
Caesar plotted to overthrow the government with the help of foreign armed forces.
Cicero delivered 4 orations against Cataline to alert the Roman people and gain the senate's support.
With senatorial approval, Cicero saw to it that 5 of the conspirators were executed without trial.
Put the cursus honorum, i.e. the series of political offices, in the correct order:
1) aedile 2) consul 3) praetor 4) quaestor
1, 3, 4, 2
4, 1, 3, 2
4, 3, 2, 1
3, 4, 1, 2
I am Cicero's most bitter enemy. I am a patrician turned plebeian, known for living a scandalous lifestyle. I believed that Cicero's evidence against Catiline was fabricated and the witnesses were bribed, so I engineered Cicero's exile in 58 BC. My name is ____
M. Licinius Crassus
G. Julius Caesar
P. Clodius Pulcher
Cato the Younger
After Cicero was recalled from exile and returned to Rome in 57 BC, he threw himself back into politics thinking he could return in his role as an influential senator. But, the pressure of the ______ was too strong.
conservatives
(optimates)
popularists
(populares)
triumvirs
(Pompey, Caesar & Crassus)
Whom did Cicero support during the Civil War between Pompey and Caesar in 49-45 BC?
Pompey the Great
Julius Caesar
During this period (47-44), Cicero turned to writing since, in his view, the republic was dead. He also mourned the loss of his daughter (a) who died in 45.
After the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC, Cicero delivered a series of speeches, called Philippics, to castigate ____ as the enemy of the republic and Rome.
Octavian
Mark Antony
Lepidus
Despite Cicero's support, Octavian betrayed him and put his name on a proscription list among other enemies of the state. Cicero was one of the most viciously and doggedly hunted. He was murdered on December 7, __ BC.
44 BC
43 BC
42 BC
41 BC
After his murder, Cicero's head and hands were displayed on the Rostra, the speaker's platform in Rome.
TRUE
FALSE
What do you admire the most about Cicero's life and works?
