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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 was Cicero describing when he referred to Servilius?
(a) Victims of unsubstantiated crimes.
(b) Citizens that had property stolen from them.
(c) A prison for falsely accused citizens.
(d) Citizens that had money stolen from them.

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

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

4. What office did Cicero have when he made the speech for Pompey in Chapter 3?
(a) Censor.
(b) Consul.
(c) Tribune.
(d) Praetor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Verres choose to flee into exile?

2. 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?

3. What year were the speeches of In Verrem given?

4. How did the people respond to the verdicts of the corrupt trials that Verres ran?

5. Which revolt did Cicero reference in order to prove his case against Verres?

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