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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, In Catilinam I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sea did Pompey clear of pirates to show his military ability?
(a) North Sea.
(b) Adriatic Sea.
(c) Mediterranean Sea.
(d) Celtic Sea.

2. Tigranes was from ____________.
(a) Parthia.
(b) Pisidia.
(c) Cyrenaica.
(d) Armenia.

3. What did Cicero cite as an example to support his theory that executing Catiline would have hurt the unity of the country?
(a) A poll of the Roman citizens.
(b) A past assassination case.
(c) A previous court judgment.
(d) A specific law.

4. In addition to a listing of the crimes Verres had committed, what else was included in Cicero's speech in Chapter 2?
(a) An attack against Verres' friends.
(b) An attack against defending the crimes.
(c) A list of possible witnesses.
(d) A list of Verres' accomplices.

5. 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?
(a) They were not worried.
(b) They were worried.
(c) They were overestimating it.
(d) They were underestimating it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cicero say that Catiline should have been killed by the Roman consul?

2. Which hearing was Verres convicted at after he failed to appear?

3. Whom did Catiline sit with while listening to Cicero's first speech against him?

4. How did Verres make it appear as though he built a trireme?

5. Where was Cicero's first speech against Catiline given?

(see the answer key)

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