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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. As Cicero explained, which region were Mithridates and Tigranes trying to conquer?
(a) Galatia.
(b) Asia.
(c) Lycia.
(d) Syria.

2. How many speeches did Cicero give against Verres at the hearings?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. When did Mithridates acquire the territories he controlled during the time of Cicero's speech in Chapter 3?
(a) During his alliance with Rome.
(b) After his alliance with Rome.
(c) Before his alliance with Rome.
(d) Both before and after his alliance with Rome.

4. What was the first thing that Cicero did to open his speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) He criticized Mithridates.
(b) He complimented the crowd.
(c) He pointed to Pompey.
(d) He thanked the Roman military.

5. What did Cicero say about the contract to bribe the jurors in his first speech against Verres?
(a) It will not work in this case.
(b) It would be set up shortly.
(c) It had already been set up.
(d) It had worked in previous cases.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Pompey's military successes at the time Cicero gave his speech?

3. What did Cicero say that the Roman people were in danger of losing from the war with Mithridates?

4. What did Cicero insist must be destroyed in order to win the war in Chapter 3?

5. What did Cicero accuse Verres of doing with the witnesses of the corrupt trials he ran?

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