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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Verrum II.5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Verres a governor when he committed the corrupt actions Cicero spoke against?
(a) Rome.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Napoli.
(d) Palermo.

2. Besides being a criminal, what was it about Verres that Cicero thought had to be put down?
(a) His audacity.
(b) His arrogance.
(c) His rudeness.
(d) His hypocrisy.

3. What is the one thing that could have possibly spared Verres?
(a) The number of times he was wounded in battle.
(b) His military reputation.
(c) The length of time he spent in the military.
(d) His donation of several key military weapons.

4. Which revolt did Cicero reference in order to prove his case against Verres?
(a) Triocala.
(b) Alesa.
(c) Triracia.
(d) Demena.

5. Which word was used to represent a legal speech in describing Cicero's speeches against Verres?
(a) Juristic.
(b) Forensic.
(c) Juridicial.
(d) Ratified.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Cicero's opening of his first speech against Verres, who despised the jurors?

3. Which one of Verres' acquaintances was also implicated in the mishandled capture of a pirate captain?

4. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?

5. If Verres was not convicted, what did Cicero think would happen in the judicial system?

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