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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. When did the first hearing against Verres take place?
(a) June 2-10.
(b) June 4-11.
(c) August 5-13.
(d) August 7-14.

2. How many galleys did Heracleo sail around the coast to taunt the people?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. What did Cicero promise to the jurors at the end of his first speech against Verres?
(a) To be creative in his attempts to prosecute.
(b) Not to be late for the hearings.
(c) To present an indefensible prosecution.
(d) Not to use any tricky legal moves.

4. After making his initial point against Verres, what type of attacks did Cicero launch against Verres' actions and character in Chapter 1?
(a) Intense.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Lengthy.
(d) Ambiguous.

5. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?
(a) Killing them.
(b) Erasing their testimonies.
(c) Refusing to allow them to testify.
(d) Exiling them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Verres do with the Naval's fleet money?

2. What had happened to the courts, according to Cicero in Chapter 1?

3. What is the one thing that could have possibly spared Verres?

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

5. Along with ruining his perceived military career, what else did Cicero accomplish by repeating Verres' crimes in Chapter 2?

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