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WorksheetsPro Cluentio - intro quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was Cicero's background?
senatorial
equestrian
born in Rome
born in provincial town
wealthy
What was the highest office Cicero achieved?
quaestor
praetor
consul
censor
dictator
What problems did Rome face in the 1st c. BC?
rampant corruption and bribery
military commanders with too much power
an empire too big to govern with their existing structures
pressure on land possession
persistent civil wars
How did Cicero first come to prominence?
military career
used his wealth
orator in the lawcourts
connection with Pompey
Because the Roman lawcourts were conducted by individuals against individuals, what aspect did they have?
(a)
Which case brought Cicero to the limelight?
pro Roscio
in Verrem
pro lege Manilia
pro Cluentio
What was Cluentius charged with?
poisoning
extortion
murder
bribery
Who was behind the case against Cluentius? (not who brought the prosecution, but the one who engineered it)
his step-brother, Oppianicus the Younger
his step-father, Oppianicus the Elder
his ex-brother-in-law/step-father Melinus
his mother Sassia
Who had Oppianicus the Elder killed?
his first wife, Cluentia
his brother, sister-in-law, and unborn nephew
his second mother-in-law
his brother-in-law, Aurius
his sons
Who installed Oppianicus the Elder as chief magistrate in Larinum?
Sulla
Marius
Pompey
Caesar
Aurius
What condition did Sassia give to Oppianicus the Elder to marry her?
kill her husband Melinus
kill his wife
kill his sons
seize power in Larinum
kill her son
Who successfully prosecuted Oppianicus the Elder?
Aurius
Melinus
Cluentius
Oppianicus the Younger
