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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, De imperio Cn. Pompei ('On the Command of Gnaeus Pompeius').

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Verres apparently do when the people protested his treatment of the pirate captain?
(a) He ignored them.
(b) He threatened them.
(c) He gave them an invented excuse.
(d) He attempted to bribe them.

2. What did Verres do with the Naval's fleet money?
(a) He lost it.
(b) He gave it to the enemies.
(c) He embezzled it.
(d) He never used it.

3. What did Cicero assure the Roman people would prevent Pompey from forming a coup at the end of his speech in Chapter 3?
(a) Pompey's money.
(b) The Roman military.
(c) Pompey's character.
(d) The Roman consul.

4. What did Cicero insist must be destroyed in order to win the war in Chapter 3?
(a) The cost of surrender.
(b) The price of resignation.
(c) The possibility of disgrace.
(d) The threat of defeat.

5. Along with ruining his perceived military career, what else did Cicero accomplish by repeating Verres' crimes in Chapter 2?
(a) He exposed inconsistencies in Verres' defense.
(b) He exposed corruption.
(c) He eliminated the accusation of bias against his opinion.
(d) He made his speeches entertaining.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many speeches were not actually given by Cicero because Verres had already gone into exile?

2. How did Verres make it appear as though he was saving the people in his region from slave revolts?

3. Based on what Cicero said in his speech, how did many people feel about the possibility that Verres could use bribery to cause an acquittal?

4. Would the proposal for Pompey to command the Roman forces against Mithridates have gone through without Cicero's speech?

5. Did Cicero say that the region Verres governed could be restored to its previous state?

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